By the time Mistblade and Pine Bloom returned, the line had barely moved a quarter forward. The clock had just hit 7:00.
A breeze swept through the theme park, turning some of the players into fluttering petals that floated through March Theme Park, decorating the landscape alongside a Block moon that had appeared who-knows-when.
Rita calmly ran an internal check of all the game items inside her body. To her relief, nothing had been lost this time.
Further up the line, however, two players suddenly left their spots and rushed toward the vending machine.
7:18.
There were only a dozen or so players ahead of Rita now.
Nivalis, piloting the Star Pirate Ship, hovered in front of her and handed over a Block box pieced together from several flat fragment Blocks. The box was tightly sealed—no scent escaping.
"Hi there, please leave a five-star review," she said.