"Zeph. It's Marcus."
Zeph sat up straight immediately. "How did you get this number?"
"I gave you citizenship papers. Obviously I have your contact information." Marcus's tone suggested this should have been obvious. "We need to talk about the expedition announcement."
'Expedition? What—'
"I assume you've seen the news about the extra-dimensional ruins manifestation?" Marcus continued without waiting for confirmation.
"I… no? I've been doing VR matches all day. What announcement?"
There was a pause on the other end. "Check your Nova feed. Northern Bastion Community Updates group. I'll wait."
Zeph pulled his phone away from his ear and navigated to Nova with his free hand, putting Marcus on speaker.
The notification was right there, tagged as BREAKING NEWS.
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[OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT - SANCTUARY AUTHORITY]
BREAKING: Extra-Dimensional Territory Shift Detected
Location: 47km northwest of Northern Bastion
Classification: Alien Ruins (Post-Descent Spatial Anomaly)
