Zephany shifted in her seat, her fingers trembling slightly as she navigated back to The Archive's home feed. She usually avoided this part of the app—there was rarely anything worth reading. Missions, private messages, notifications, and profile updates were all she cared about. But today, curiosity got the better of her.
The feed loaded, and her heart sank.
Floods of messages scrolled past, a sea of opinions and speculation. Her eyes darted over the comments, each one more biting than the last. The Archive's chat was filled with whispers, jeers, and questions.
> ShadowClaw: Did you guys see that? Team Bacon FAILED the Level 7+ mission!
> SilverFang: Seriously? Weren't they supposed to be the rising stars? Crashed and burned.
> KnightWalker: It's all over the rankings. Obscura and Eclipse dropped to Level 0. Brutal.
> Frostbite: Should've known. That Level 7+ mission was way out of their league. First-ever nulls to try it and fail.
