Lin nearly jumped out of her skin from the sudden noise, yelping, “Ugiiiiiiii!!” before swatting at whatever the hell was making the racket.

Hez failed to notice Harahel as she hurried back to Lin after hearing her scream, finding her batting at the air and looking as white as Hez’s mantle.

“Geez! What was that all about!?” Lin cursed.

She spotted her partner coming back, but that was when they found Realm wandering around the museum’s halls. Lin barked, “Oy! Didn’t I tell you to put the closed sign up!?”

Hez blinked in confusion and pointed back at the entrance. They saw the sign toppled over and a few people gathered inside, presumably to check out what the commotion was with the chalkboard’s alarm.

“Oh, come on…” Lin sighed, looking absolutely frazzled. “I seriously need to add a mute button to that stupid alarm… And it looks like you need to start from scratch about how to run this place, missy! What kind of idiot puts a sign up sideways!?”

Hez waved her hands in defense, but Lin wasn’t having any of it. That was when Lin paused upon glancing at the chalkboard, recalling that three negative zones were fusing into one. If her logic was right and they would have to deal with three dungeons worth of monsters, riddles, and obstacles all at once, perhaps it would be prudent of her to ask these people to form a party.

“Hi, folks! Sorry for all of the noise, but everything’s okay!” she called out to the visitors and waved. “I know this might seem a little sudden, but we’ve got a huge emergency and need to move immediately! Three dungeons are fusing into one and I don’t think the two of us will be enough! If you’d be kind enough to lend us a helping hand, I promise that Hez and I will give you a detailed tour of this museum and of Remniche if any of you are new here!”