[Verse 1]
Nobody called the meeting
The meeting called itself
Chaos was already speaking
Before anyone could tell
[Chaos:] We exit through the left wall
[Disorder:] The left wall — yes
[Chaos:] We exit through the left wall at speed
[Disorder:] At speed — correct
Historia was writing
She was already three behind
Havoc had already started
Nobody asked Havoc this time
[Pre-Chorus]
(Ruin ruined the left wall — which wall they didn’t say)
(Mayhem is now the left wall — this is fine, this is normal)
(Aevum said “this again” — he meant everything)
(Vael asked what a left wall was)
(Thresh was waiting for exact parameters)
(Mira was still thinking about the right wall)
(from earlier)
[Chorus]
Chaotic discovery
All of them in a hole
Chaotic discovery
The plan is gone, the plan has never been
Chaotic discovery
The one who’s counting arms has miscounted again
We are here
We are alive
We have absolutely no idea what is happening
And we are fine
[Verse 2]
Cala tried to sing the hole open
(it is a hole, not a gate)
(she is still trying)
Cygnus was dancing
(he processes through movement)
(there is very little room for this)
[Herc:] I can punch the floor
[Cassie:] No.
(nobody argued with Cassie)
(not even Herc)
Rion had assessed all four walls for a shot angle
(there was no shot angle)
(he had assessed twice)
Castor was counting crew members
(everyone was here — he counted twice)
Persy was watching Solvren cook something
(he had not blinked in several minutes)
(the concern was visible)
Lara was floating near the ceiling
(still floating, just slightly lower than usual)
(the ceiling is very low)
[Pre-Chorus 2]
Noctis was hanging from the ceiling
(Lara was also near the ceiling)
(they did not discuss this)
Corvus had not spoken since the last age
Ronin was meditating — that is just the word for bored
Bolt had cleaned her crossbow
(she was on count forty-one thousand and two)
Crusher was counting legs in the corner
(still six)
(still wrong)
Toxin was smiling
(nobody likes this)
(Lorn was looking at something more interesting)
(on the far side)
(he did not say anything)
(something more interesting was happening over there)
[Chorus]
Chaotic discovery
All of them in a hole
Chaotic discovery
Historia is five events behind now
Chaotic discovery
Aevum has described the situation as “this” and declined to elaborate
We are here
We are alive
We will figure this out
Eventually
[Bridge — full stop]
Then Madela stopped.
The broom went still.
Quade bumped into her.
(one arm. minimal damage.)
The others noticed because Madela
does not stop
Madela has not stopped
in this or any other timeline
She turned to the far side
She looked at nothing
She was looking through the nothing
Something lifted over there.
Something lit.
Two lights.
North. South.
[Madela:] There is a fragment in this hole.
Everyone went quiet.
(even Cala stopped singing)
(the hole did not open)
(she stopped anyway)
Cygnus stopped mid-step
(Fable started to narrate this — then stopped)
Madela looked at Fable
Fable stopped
Historia wrote: “Madela stopped. First documented instance.”
Disorder agreed
Chaos had not asked for Disorder’s opinion
Disorder agreed anyway
Crotus stepped on something
four legs
it did not help
Then Madela says —
WE CLEAN!
[Final Chorus — WE CLEAN, march tempo][Key Lift]
WE CLEAN
Something lifted on the far side
WE CLEAN
There is a fragment in this hole
WE CLEAN
Madela never stops — she just stopped — that means something
WE CLEAN
Quade — south corners
Rangor — keep the beasts still
Solvren — WHATEVER THAT IS PUT IT OUT
Persy — help Solvren
Brome — do not sit on anything
Cassie — you know what to do
WE CLEAN
The hole has an exit
WE CLEAN
The fragment leads to a door
WE CLEAN
The other side just lit up
And we are going to find it
WE CLEAN
Herc removes his brooms from his pack
and then some
WE CLEAN
WE CLEAN
WE CLEAN
— WE CLEAN