You were waiting in the elevator as it slowly trudged to the next floor. Floor 50. You'd all been here for a long time. Dandy waited, bored, at his shop, waiting for somebody to buy something from him. He was beginning to get irritated. To keep Twisted Dandy from spawning, Astro gave up some of his tapes to Dandy in exchange for an extraction speed candy, which he didn't really care about. Sprout grabbed Astro by the wrist before he could speak to Dandy anymore, pulling him to the opposite side of the elevator. Astro gave him a thankful nod, while Dandy narrowed his eyes in jealousy.

Yatta and Shelly were talking, Yatta jittering around as usual. Vee shot a quick glare at Yatta before interrupting her to say something to Shelly. Glisten was doing his nails, leaning against a crate, while Rodger was scribbling in his notepad, before he looked over at Vee.

[🧳🔎]—"Vee, your knowledge could be very useful for-"

[📺🎤]—"I won't become your tool, Rodger."

[🧳🔎]—"That's not what I'm asking of you!"

[📺🎤]—"Sounds like it is, I'm much more than my technology."

[🧳🔎]—"Apologies if you feel I was implying otherwise!"

[📺🎤]—"Sure, Rodger. Sure."

Rodger let out a tired sigh and gave up, writing down something in the "Vee" section of his notepad. From the way his pencil moved, you assumed that he wrote something like "petty" or "stubborn".

Meanwhile, Astro had turned to Glisten.

[🌙💤]—"Glisten, your dreams have been a concern lately..."

[ 🎀🪞]—"Huh? OH! HAHA!.. Let's not talk about that here, Astro!"

[🌙💤]—"But-"

[ 🎀🪞]—"Be patient, Astro! Later, please!"

[🌙💤]—"...A-Alright..."