phase unphased
participant unphased:actor#1 "alpha" steps=ask#1
participant unphased:actor#2 "beta" steps=ask#2
participant unphased:actor#3 "merger" steps=ask#3
handoff unphased:actor#1 -> unphased:actor#3 types="string"
handoff unphased:actor#2 -> unphased:actor#3 types="string"
