The same day of the reward match, Domanic and Dante are forcibly handcuffed by the hands in the incinerator room, such that they cannot feasibly escape.

Right after this happens, everyone is told by the captain that the CELL hallway is now open. Everyone goes over to the CELL door and open it. The prisoners see the cells they had spent the cruise in. It made them feel somewhat nostalgic to see them, since it had been so long at this point. There's nothing in any of the cells, and no guards at any post. Everyone at least remembers that there should be a staircase nearby to the upper decks. Unfortunately, if such a staircase exists, it has been sealed away.

At the far end of the cells there is a door with the number 999 next to it. It must be Val's room. The group opens the door and are greeted with the expected scene.

It's a room with a bed and a desk, but for some reason, in the center is a large steering wheel. A young woman with long silver hair lays face up on the wheel, unmoving. One of the spokes pierces sharply through her head. She is unblinking. Dried blood is all around the floor next to her, and she smells awful. It appears someone pushed her on this quite a long time ago.

On the desk are some papers and a radio. The group is excited to find the radio works, but no matter how many times they use it, the only response they can get is from some gossip magazine people. It sounds like they want to help, but it doesn't fill anyone with much hope.

The thing of most interest in this room is another one of those black box projectors, with the words "Survival Game: Special Win Condition" on the top of it. The explanation goes as follows:

"If a player finds the special secret blue rope, then they can pull it free and unlock a timer. At the end of 48 hours, that player will be given full victory of the survival game, and an escape pod will be unlocked where the blue rope was, which only the one who pulled the rope may enter. This rope is somewhere in the bounds of the game."

This gets everyone excited, but at the same time, it seems like a sick temptation which will split the group up somehow. In the end, it sounds like it would only be useful to one person anyway.

The next day, Rover vanishes into thin air. Apparently, him and his group fell from the rope course, but now their chains are broken and he is completely missing. Everyone searches everywhere for Rover, and they check the trash compactor, but they cannot find any sign of him. He's gone.

Two days later, early it the morning, there is an announcement that in preparation for the elimination match, everyone's handcuffs can now be removed with a key which can be found in the cafeteria. Everyone goes to check on Dante and Domanic, and unlock their handcuffs. At that time, someone has the brilliant idea to lock Hubert up, who had far too much time on his own. Everyone agrees and handcuffs Hubert there.

Later on, as they count down time to the elimination match anxiously, Dante asks around for where Preston is. Nobody can find him. Everyone gathers back up and realizes that in the brief time they had taken off their handcuffs, something happened to Preston. They check the incinerator, but the whole thing is empty. Hubert begs to be unhandcuffed so they free him. They split into groups of four or five and search for Preston, but nobody can find him.

When they check the incinerator again, even though everyone has an alibi, there is a set of burnt, circular glasses in the fire. It is completely unknown who put them there.

(A) - A comic book, published by Hext. It was found in the cafeteria. It is well-worn, as if someone has been reading it intently. The author is named Gavin Valdez.

(B) - Rover was hit in the face with a golf ball a couple days ago while the groups played golf. The golf ball knocked off his mask and he had to quickly hide his face. Teddy and Zakuro caught a glimpse of his face since they were nearby.

(C) - The trash compactor in the incinerator room logs every time it is used. It was recently used about an hour ago to dispose of a pound of metal and rubber.

(D) - A black box sits in Val’s room, it reads, “Special Victory Condition.” If a player finds the special secret blue rope, then they can pull it free and unlock a timer. At the end of 48 hours, that player will be given full victory of the survival game, and an escape pod will be unlocked where the blue rope was, which only the one who pulled the rope may enter. This rope is somewhere in the bounds of the game.

(E) - Invitation found on this floor. It is one that all the rich people received before going on this trip. It has Val’s room number on it.

(F) - In the game room is the plastic for a hidden camera which has been opened. Seems like someone made use of it.

(G) - Val’s head was pierced on the spoke of the steering wheel in her office facing up when it was originally found. Her body is disgusting and rotten as if it has been there for weeks. For some reason, the body has been moved from the wheel since then.

(H) - In Val’s office are articles about a lawsuit from several years ago where a lawyer named Hammond attempted to expose several accounts of nefarious business dealings between prominent politicians from all parts of the political spectrum. Most notable among them is Kent Steel Sr. It appears that these articles were written by Griffin Fox.

(I) - When looking for Preston, the group split into groups of four or more. Before then, Hubert was chained in the incinerator room. Before that, Domanic and Dante were chained there.

(J) - Zakuro and Teddy were found sprawled under a tree in the golf course, knocked out. Both of them had bruises all over and were scratched up. Teddy had a circular wound on his forehead. Both of their handcuffs had been cut in the center somehow. They had last seen Rover before they were knocked out.

(K) - Everyone found a radio in Val’s room, possibly usable to try and get help. The machine sends a message over and over. On one attempt, they got a response to their radio message, but it was apparently from the gossip rag publication, much to Axel’s chagrin. The reporters on the boat did not seem useful, but everyone agreed it couldn’t hurt to try and explain the situation. They were told help was on its way. It’s been a few days since then. This radio is otherwise pretty useless.

(L) - Recently there have been a couple of people hearing a strange noise at night. It sounds like a loud clicking noise, like the churning of large gears.

(M) - There is a set of circular sunglasses found in the incinerator, but they were not there earlier, when everyone first noticed Preston was missing.

(N) - A bottle of potent acid is missing from the garden chemicals. It would be extremely irritating to the skin and eyes, and cause immense pain.

(O) - In the grass in the golf area are two halves of a broken golf ball. There is a square cutout- on the flat sides of each half, and a hole drilled through it.

(P) - There is a folded-up poster of a man with brown hair and chiseled features. It’s very stylized, so it’s challenging to say that it’s anyone in particular. At the bottom, it says, “To my beloved.” This was found in the cafeteria.