Void

Entering the Medium together, Serenity and the four Nobles find themselves on Jake’s planet, Lomax, the Land of Mounds and Xenon. Roxy’s house enters Lopan, the Land of Pyramids and Neon. Dirk’s apartment enters Lotak, the Land of Tombs and Krypton. These three new planets are just as inert as Locah. There are no living consorts and the underlings are only shambling skeletons.

Roxy names Serenity “Twinkly Herbert” and tries in vain to speak to Calliope, who has died in her brother’s predomination.

The alpha kids split up and explore their lands while waiting for the prophesied arrival of their beta counterparts. Five months pass. They do not build their houses up. Their Jack counts the days in prison on Prospit.

Caliborn enters the Medium, launching a game session that is even deader than the Nobles’ session. His version of Skaia is all clouded over.

Caliborn sees a red light and finds Gamzee in front of its source, a radio antenna tower covered in monitors. Gamzee offers to be Caliborn’s guide, but Caliborn shoots him on sight. At the tower’s terminal, Caliborn is able to reply to Hussie, who has been interfering with his thoughts. Hussie challenges Caliborn to search his dead land for keys to unlock the monitors and see what they are broadcasting. With Gamzee’s help (you can’t kill clowns), Caliborn will find a key to unlock his true quest.