The Administrator's tone was that of a man endlessly curious, almost whimsical yet ultimately firm.
"But you built the Heavenly Tower," Dasha continued. "So you did have a relationship with the gods at some point or another. After all, many of the Architects are gods themselves. Athena in the House of Wisdom, Hachiman and the Alaisiagae goddesses down in the Underground. I wonder what happened to put you, an Administrator above these Architects, in a place like this." Dasha pulled his arm back and checked his surroundings again. "No windows. No openings. No air conditioning. You have been sealed here."
"You have no idea what you've done, do you?" said Thales. He put down his hoodie and ran a hand through his hair. "You—hohoho—you have ruined everything." He was laughing, full of anxiety and joy and fear all at the same time.
"Where are you? Where are you sealed? Is escape what you seek?"
