Vina never expected her meeting with the Doctor after reboarding to take so long. When she strolled through the Command Center doors on a whim, she never would have guessed the intense discussions the Doctor and Closure were having was about a board game of all things. Londinium's newest fad—The Adventure of the Lioness. There were only so many ways to kill time in the pubs right now, and this game for kids quickly found a home among pubgoers who loved picking at politics. To all that, the Doctor replied: 'Closure and I see plenty of unpatched holes in the game design.' She prepared to deploy her standard suite of excuse-mes and beat a hasty retreat, but Closure had already sealed off her escape route, and was urging her to join in. 'I can vouch. This game really takes me back to those days, you know? Underground in Londinium, fighting with the Self-Salvation Corps.' And how was she to predict that a fun little idea from a couple of kids playing house would get snapped up, commercialized, shipped, and become all the rage in Londinium? And then the greatest surprise was Morgan gleefully bringing the game back to the landship and recommending it to everyone she possibly could. 'I'll play as you.' Taking on the 'Vina' role, the Doctor readied for the other two players' assault. Dice rolled again and again, and each time City Keeper 'Vina' came out on top, even twice succeeding in a complete counteroffensive and taking the 'Caster' territory for 'herself'. Defeated time and time again by 'herself', Vina was somewhat exasperated. 'Doctor, this is cheating. Hardly anything you're doing is in the rulebook.' 'We never agreed to play by anyone else's rules, Vina. 'Londinium's an enormous city. There are plenty to draw on that the designers didn't know or care about. That's what I meant by holes.' For a moment, Vina thought to herself, then threw herself decisively into the next round. The aftermath of an independent Tara, the strategic give-and-take of Caster, the Infected vanguard bearing news of Gododdin... Vina played character after character, trying with all her might to wrest the Doctor's advantage away, but always to minimal effect. Before her eyes was a city that far surpassed her expectations. With a peculiar and twisted ambition, she sought to beat 'herself'. But it was beyond her to read any of the strange and crafty angles by which the Doctor defused her offensives. Their tiny little board couldn't support the three's game anymore. With a flash of inspiration, Closure called directly on PRTS to simulate one that was even larger and more complex. 'Uh. Closure, are you allowed to use PRTS like that? What if Dr. Kal'tsit—' Closure waved it off. 'She's got urgent business, she's not on the ship. Besides, I have the permissions to guarantee she'll never find out what we did.' An absurdly protracted ten hours later, Vina finally had to excuse herself from the game thanks to an anonymous express delivery to her dormitory. What had arrived was the yet-to-be-published first expansion for the game, including a series of all-new powers with all-new game plays. There was Normandy, Ashworth, and the Unicorn. Printed on the box was a roadmap for future expansions and updates, too. 'The Adeptus Chamber Knights, the Empire's Blades, the Agents of Operation Boulder, the Twins' Voices, and the Angels of Judgement...' And finally, a message that left Vina silent. 'I hope you like it! Looking forward to your feedback. —Eleanor'