The group chat had been on fire since 6 AM.
Emilia saw it first because Emilia always saw it first. Unable to get a wink of sleep in the wake of the recent, universe-shattering news, she'd been watering her succulents by the window when her phone lit up, and two minutes later the succulents were on their own because the Global Awakened News notification was more important than any plant had ever been or ever would be.
ECLIPSE: KAIDEN GREY REGISTERS NEW GUILD WITH VESPERA ASHBORN AS REGENT
She called the others.
Sarah picked up mid-chew. Nutella jar open, spoon in hand, because Sarah had also seen the notification and her body had responded before her brain caught up.
Leia picked up from bed. Hair perfect, pajamas barely qualifying as clothing, phone held above her face at an angle that would've gotten ten thousand likes if she'd posted it.
