<🎧 Song Recommendation: Team by Lorde>
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As the stage lights dimmed and the production crew left. The room devolved into a mix of hugs, tears, and frantic exchanges of contact information.
Von remained seated for a moment, letting the adrenaline of his speech fade. He hadn't planned it, but seeing the Quest completion screen hovering in his vision confirmed he had made the right choice.
Ding!
● Deliver a speech that will comfort and inspire the devastated contestants
[Quest Objectives Completed.]
● Reward: System Upgrade
[ALERT: Conditions not met to initiate upgrade.]
Von swiped the screen away with a mental command. He didn't know what the Upgrade would do to him or the System, but it was welcome as long it improved him.
'Now I have to wait until I somehow meet those conditions.'
"Von."
He turned to see Conor standing there. The drummer looked exhausted, but the devastating panic from earlier had settled into a somber acceptance.
