Stuff can be stored off matrix, but the Cloudless program uses some exploits to also get most back-ups in the process, or so Lilly simplifies. As for how long, well, Lilly's never actually been off to the Deep Resonance, but heard that it's a matter of hours at minimum to day-ish at not worst. Back-up is kind of out, unless everyone gets lucky enough to find back-up and an available rift. Just from tone alone, Lapine can tell that Lilly thinks that the chances are about as rock bottom without being zero as you'd care to call.<br/><br/>As the first one in, Lapine gets to feel the chill, both of magic and of the frosty air conditioning. There's no ice forming, but given the temperature that everyone just came in from, you could be forgiven for expecting to see some light frost patterns on the walls. The work space is down right bad for what's supposed to be alpha grade installation, but there may also be a reason or two. One is the ritual space that has been set up. Two is that the non-magical work seems almost complete. There's a fully completed set of cyber-limbs hanging on maintenance hooks (in maintenance mode as opposed to being fully detached or damaged), the completely still torso of a blonde on the table, and one last cybersurgery (bone lacing) queued up on the surgical devices.<br/><br/>The biomonitor assures everyone that the torso is alive despite the lack of movement, and has warnings, that by six different essence metrics, this surgery is various amounts over the absolute limit the body is likely to be able to take. But as it's not connected to anything important, that biomonitor's warnings are powerless; a few button presses and the last installation would start.