The Hunter's Association notification arrived on a Monday.
S-rank dungeon.
First accessible opening in three years.
Location: forty kilometers outside Northern Bastion, accessible by transport.
Participation requirements: B-rank minimum, party registration mandatory, Authority observer presence required throughout.
At the bottom of the notification, a separate line addressed specifically to registered parties with confirmed facility expedition history: The Twelve were invited by name. Not for their collective rank. For their survivor status. The Authority wanted data on how the facility's effects manifested in high-tier dungeon environments. They were, apparently, a research opportunity as much as a party.
Zeph read this line twice. Filed it. Sent the notification to the group chat without comment.
The group chat immediately produced opinions.
Tank: "We go."
Vex: "Obviously we go."
Seris: "Some of us are not medically cleared for S-rank."
