Yoshi stared, nonplussed, at the Cynn. < What? > he said, after a long moment.
The room seemed very large, now that it was empty. Liya stood quietly for a while, then sank back down to sit at the table and set the folder in front of her.
After a moment bracing herself, she opened the folder. The firelight spread out over the stack of papers neatly clipped together inside--a typewritten report, an envelope with a note in curly script written on it--and a picture of her own face.
[And that's the end of Chapter 4! White Noise will be taking a short break�until November 1st, when Chapter 5 will begin! Here's what you can expect for the next few weeks in this space and others:
Thank you so much for reading and commenting--I feel super lucky to have people join in on this chapter and get into it! You guys rock. Keep an eye on this space and the ones above--just because I'll be on a short break doesn't mean everything grinds to a halt! <3]