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Ram and Rudy work the afternoon shift as the store settles into routine operations. Joseph reports another new hire named Teresa starting Monday. At 9:17 p.m., LD's voice delivers another cryptic message about "phase gate dormant" and directs them to check bin 3, where they find a black binder.
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The sound of a forklift in reverse echoed behind the store, but the loading dock was empty except for warm tire marks leading nowhere. LD's messages grow increasingly corrupted while the walk-in freezer door appears to breathe and responds with three slow knocks from inside.
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Rudy had settled in like a fresh sticker on a dusty shelf while mysterious instructions from LD arrive through static-laced calls. A woman from "Central" arrives in an El Camino covered with stickers from unknown places, and the freezer delivers another cryptic note with a strange symbol.
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Rudy arrives seeking employment at Survival Stop, claiming the store "still feels grounded." During his interview task of refilling napkins, he stands motionless before the freezer for over three minutes.
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After their interdimensional journey, Ram, Willie, and Joseph grapple with the reality of phasing between Survival Stop locations. Ram discovers "Don't stay too long" written in Noe's handwriting inside the Montana koozie, suggesting their missing coworker may have experienced the same phenomenon.
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Ram returns from Montana with vacuum-sealed hot dogs and a beer koozie as proof of his interdimensional journey. Willie and Joseph decide to test the phasing themselves, discovering the Phase-In Protocol at the Montana Survival Stop that documents the strange phenomenon as routine business.
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Willie steps outside for the nightly deposit run when reality fractures. A bone-deep thrum hits, lights stretch like spaghetti, and when the silence returns, Ram has vanished into the freezer and Noe is gone mid-drop. Something has fundamentally broken at Survival Stop.