I gotta say, playing in Crossbell here while also playing Trails From Zero is honestly kind of jarring because I'm mixing up what I've done in each game as I try to remember what I did last time I played! We visit the IBC, which also doubles as the Reinford Company branch in Crossbell, and Alisa says we need to talk to the receptionist. She brings us some documents that outline the activities of the branch office. They include production logs of a factory on the western side of Crossbell, as well as orders for armaments of Tangram Fortress and other installations. To put it simply, the Reinford Company is putting everything it's got behind the war effort, and Alisa's mother is the one behind that. Musse reminds us that all businesses are required to comply with the National Mobilization Law, so the company didn't have much of a say in the matter.
We pay a visit to the Entertainment District next, and I feel like they're spoiling the games for me by once again reminding me that Ilya was seriously injured about a year ago, and Rixia's on a leave of absence. Altina has a quick flashback to meeting Rixia at the end of CS2, which was cool. Oh, we can also access the back alley (although it's called the Crossbell Strip here, and it looks like Revache isn't around anymore, so that's interesting), and it's not even a separate screen, which is neat. We randomly meet that dude who was stalking the St. Astraia girls in CS3 in the hotel, wallowing in self-pity over his bad fortune. Oh, that Sully girl is a new member of Arc en Ciel here. The casino's not open yet, so we can't go there, but it seems like it'll be available later. I was hoping to see some physics-defying dancing when I visited Arc en Ciel, but alas! The game doesn't even bother going through the motions of writing dialogue only for us to find out they don't know anything here, but they just fade to black and tell us in a quick textbox, so I appreciate them saving me time!
We visit Imelda's shop, and she immediately knows who we are when Juna drops Lloyd's name and mentions how she used to help the SSS. She asks if we want to know how Lloyd's team got into Orchis Tower, something the party was totally unaware of. We can also give her our unique recipes, so she takes Edel's place for this chapter.
