[Huh? Where's Sue Shiver? The show is almost over. Where in the world is our Sue Shiver?]
When *Sound Domain* went live again, netizens eagerly clicked into the stream, tuning in right on time. But the longer they watched, the more they realized something was wrong.
Where was Sue Shiver?
Why hadn't anyone seen Sue Shiver?
[Have you people not seen the official announcement? Sue Shiver is absent from today's live recording due to personal work commitments.]
What?
So that meant they wouldn't get to see Sue Shiver today. Nooooo!
[But isn't music her job? Could she possibly have another one?]
[Any insiders here? Do you know where Sue Shiver went?]
The production team watched the flood of bullet comments, recalling the notice they had received.
_Miss Sophie Wexler, the Empire's Chief Healer, has been granted leave due to official Imperial business.—Issued by the Imperial Administrative Office._
