April 13th: Early morning: the first day of school<br/>The sound of blaring loud music woke Ai from her slumber. In a small bowl next to her bed, her phones alarm was going off. She groans in irritation. She had been having the strangest dream, about a blue room of velvet, but she couldn't remember any details. Shrugging off the covers, she shut off the alarm and got herself ready.<br/><br/>30 minutes later, she descended down the stairs into the kitchen, where she quickly made herself a Western style breakfast of fruit and a bowl of cereal. She turns on the tv as she sits down at the table to eat. " ...cases of apathy syndrome are on the rise again after they mysteriously declined four years ago. Cultural analysts are worried this may signal another epidemic of cases. Our viewders are urged to be extra alert for signs of developing this mysterious condition," the news reporter states. "Ugh. Those apathy syndrome patients always creep me out," Ai remarks between spoonfuls. " on to our next story, third year student at Miyagi high, Madarame Yoshino is still missing. She has been missing for three days, and search teams are beginning to lose hope of finding her. Her dissaplearance marks the third in 5 weeks. Anyone who has any information about the disappearances is urged to call the authorities..."<br/>"Shino-Chan...."<br/>"I warned you about hanging around that girl Ai," her father says from the hallway, a stern look of dissapproval on his face.<br/>"Glad to see you're worried about her too dad," Ai remarks sarcastically.<br/>"Of course I'm worried about her. If her disappearance is linked to you in any way, my career will be in jeopardy. Now finish your breakfast and get yourself to school."<br/>Ai eats the rest of her breakfast in a huff before rushing out the door.<br/><em>Don't worry Shino, I'll find you! I'll check some of the other players on Legacy of Goettia, maybe they know something!</em>In the days following Shino's disappearance, Ai had checked all over town and with Shino's other friends. The only place she hadn't investigated was the online game she and Shino occasionally played, "Legacy of Goettia".