Walton agrees to do this and leaves without hesitation. The crew realise whoever fixes the engine will be incinerated in the engines. The ship suffers extreme damage from an asteroid belt and requires to be manually fixed. The crew manage to get Daly out of the ship and on a barren planet with the help of real-life Nanette. Cole manages to persuade Walton after she observes the new update (appearing as a wormhole). Walton is against this and explains how as punishment for disobedience, Daly has previously brought Walton's young son into the game, taken him to an airlock and expelled him into space before Walton's eyes. The next day, Cole explains how she can get the crew out of the game and plans to hack it. Shania Lowry explains to Cole how genitals do not exist in the game, Walton models. When Daly pauses the game the group all come out of character until Daly returns. They meet Valdack, the villain of the game and Gillian, a monster. After Cole finally complies with Daly's orders, she and most of the crew are brought out on a mission. When Cole is added to the game she meets Walton and the crew.

When Daly returns home from work, he strangles the assimilation of Walton.The next day, Nanette Cole arrives on her first day at work. When Robert Daly's latest update is late, he rebukes him, despite technically being equal in the company. James Walton is introduced as the CEO of Callister Inc., a gaming production company.