The first chapter of Chiasmata is titled 'Eukaryote'. It describes the adventures of a girl called Sam Lane, who wakes up in a room without any memory to guide her. It is the first chapter in which four characters are formally introduced.
A girl awakens in a room that is strange to her. She doesn't remember anything.
Sam Lane is formally introduced.
Sam tries interacting with the two wires in the wall of her room...
when a bolt of electricity...
solves the puzzle.
Now she is free, Sam decides to go out and enter the corridor.
Sam rounds the corner and a second person peeks out.
Sam remembers that she is from England when she talks to this new person. She comments that they are from Ireland.
Aidan Byrne is formally introduced.
Aidan reveals that he can make green, solid things.
A stone clatters across the floor, startling them both.
A third person shows their angered face. They appear to be American, and albino. Sam tries talking to them, which goes off a little stiff.
The existence of the voidwall is revealed.
Daniel Fleming is formally introduced.
Daniel continues making rules, but the other two are not very willing to follow them.
A scream is heard, and the three look into the room, only to be met with a mean-spirited puzzle, resulting in a cut off hand.
The fourth person is found on the corner, but has two hands. They comment that healing from a cut off hand hurts more than they'd think.
Bonnie Hallet is formally introduced.
Upon arriving at the door, the word 'BEGIN?' appears, and later, four puzzles.
The three are somewhat hesistant about Bonnie's puzzle, which involves her cutting off her arm. Aidan touches it with a bargepole, but nothing happens. Bonnie sighs and goes first.
Bonnie's side-effect is revealed as her puzzle solves.
Daniel initially fails his puzzle, but solves it later on, triggering his side-effect in the meantime.
Aidan goes next, while Daniel and Bonnie argue.
Aidan's side-effect reveals itself when the puzzle solves.
Sam finally does a try on her puzzle, and her side-effect sets in.
The doors open and the chapter ends.