[PLAYBACK: REVISIT [ I ] - CHANCE]

[The feed flickers on.]

[CHANCE has been called into the interview room, but he doesn’t seem to mind. The only one behind the glass is DOCTOR BRONTË.]

[BRONTË]: Thank you for coming so soon, Chance. I just wanted to… check in on everyone, after their... Little outings.

[CHANCE]: Hey, no sweat. I know how these sorts of business things go- gotta do a performance evaluation every once in a while, right?

[BRONTË]: …Not exactly what this is, but I’m… glad you vaguely get the idea.

[BRONTË]: Really, I guess I’m just… wanting to make sure you’re doing alright after that.

[CHANCE]: Alright? Hey, that was the most fun I’ve had in ages! No offense to the whole setup here, it’s pretty rad too, but- you know, it already feels pretty similar to my studio… just some walls, out in some sorta void.

[CHANCE]: Nothing wrong with a good void! I like a void! Helps you appreciate your geometric setting and small fake plants even more.

[CHANCE]: But feeling the sand… seeing the sky, hearing the water… I’m already missing it. I’ve seen that sorta stuff before, heard people who were watching talk about it… but… getting to feel it myself was... new.

[BRONTË]: Well, that is why we have the simulation room…

[CHANCE]: Yeah, but that’s not the good stuff, you know? Even if that beach was a little artificial feeling… I could tell that island was real. I could explore it…

[CHANCE]: Maybe when I get back, I can try and ask for a change of scenery… I mean, a beach workout? People would love that! Or even just another stage…

[The aerobics host smiles wide, thinking up big ideas to tell to people back home.]

[BRONTË shifts slightly, looking to the side.]

[BRONTË]: That would be nice, wouldn’t it.

[BRONTË]: After being stuck in one place so long, constricted… I understand wanting to get out of it all.

[CHANCE]: Woah woah woah! Don’t think I’m trying to get out of my job!

[CHANCE]: I love doing this! It brings life to me! Seeing all those people, their eyes on me… I wouldn’t take a permanent beach over that anyday.

[CHANCE]: Just… you know. It would be nice to get both.

[BRONTË doesn’t say anything… just writing things down. She almost asks about ALLWERK again, or how getting a new set works for him, but... she's already documented plenty on her own. CHANCE doesn’t seem to mind the silence… or even notice that a lull has happened. He just keeps looking around.]

[BRONTË]: Alright, thank you for your time, Chance.

[CHANCE]: No problem, doc. And thanks for this whole- thing. Even if it doesn't have sand or water... this is a close second for best vacation.

[CHANCE rolls out of the room, still smiling.]

[End Recording]