Prokaryote is the second chapter of Chiasmata. It follows a set of four persons different from the first chapter.
We see a person, different from the other four, who has waken up in their room.
Jacqueline Jones is formally introduced.- We are a witness of Jacqueline's hardship solving the puzzle, involving two differently timed balls.
- Jacqueline discovers her power and solves her puzzle.
- Upon getting out, Jacqueline slows down a ghost she encounters.
- Jacqueline runs into a second person who begs her to come along.
- Jacqueline does so and they explain what is happening exactly.
- Clara Lopes is formally introduced.
- The two girls discuss the odds and round the corridor.
- A third person is met. They are the one who are busy making the ghosts Jacqueline saw around.
- Leonardo Liguori is formally introduced.
- The three team up and duck into the room of the 'BURN' person, unaware that they just entered the lion's den.
- Meanwhile, the unintroduced character is panicking.
- Clara finds out her gas is corrosive.
- The now revealed fourth person is still panicking.
- They burst inside the room and start accusing them, especially Jacqueline.
- Two NoBots emerge from the walls.
- Clara and the fire person have a disagreement.
- The four defeat one of the NoBots.
- Leonardo sends two ghosts out to scout the neigborhood and discovers one of the halls is occupied.
- Clara and Omar send their powers in the way of the occupied hall and enter the other to the doors.
- The puzzles reveal themselves.
- Omar Waseem is formally introduced.
- Jacqueline takes a try at her puzzle, and faints.
- Upon getting up and solving the puzzle, her as well as Leo's side-effect set in.
- Clara and Omar are hesistant to solve the puzzle, and Jacqueline convinces them to.
- Clara solves her puzzle first and her side-effect starts.
- Omar does his puzzle last, this in connection with safety. The solving of his puzzle also triggers his side-effect.
- The doors open and the chapter ends.