"I...I don't know," Marco replied, looking at the girl who had approached.  There were many children in the project and he didn't know all of them, though he recognized Leonard behind her, since for the most part, facilities had been divided by gender.  He also happened to know Alice and ShiZhen, but that was because his father had talked about the 'prodigies' a great deal.  Thinking about his father made his eyes begin to water a little, but her held them back.

Suddenly a light materialized at the end of the catwalk, taking the form of a woman.  "Welcome to the Arcana Fantasia, Arcana Frame pilots.  I am Stella, the crew assistance AI.  In the event a pilot is unable to exit the Frame, emergency hatch opening protocols can be performed.  Would you like to-"

"Yes!" Marco shouted.

Stella blinked in bewilderment for a moment before saying, "Roger."  Chrysalis' hatch opened slowly, revealing ShiZhen inside, sobbing violently, but quietly to herself.

"ShiZhen!" Marco called out, "You're not hurt, are you?"

"M-Marco?" ShiZhen said, only just realizing the hatch had been opened.  "Don't look at me!" ShiZhen screamed and started crying harder.

"What's wrong?!" Marco asked.

"Just go away!" ShiZhen shouted back, and frantically ran her hand along the Frame's console until she hit the button to close the hatch.  Marco leaned against the hatch unsure what to do.