Turns out Aes isnt on Rouges side, but Silvias.
Grauphon knocks Gene out and offers him to Rouge in exchange for her id.
Eden sacrifices his id to save Rouge.

She gets one, and she and Rouge soon learn theyre equally matched in Gladiator mode.
Turns outNaomi is a Nean too,one created by the Visitors to serve as a go-between with humans.
They call Naomi First, since shes the first Nean ever created.

With all that in mind, this space station is the safest place for Rouge to be.
But it is not the onlylogicalplace for her to be.
In response, Naomi asks for her first-ever PTO day for self-care, which the Visitors grant.



