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SS572S | VOICE | D009

[American, vaguely East Coast, female, an adult voice with a harsh cadence; she speaks in the dull tone of someone accustomed to terse military communication.]

This is Sierra-Sierra-Five-Seven-Two-Sierra, requesting Libra. I say again: Sierra-Sierra-Five-Seven-Two-Sierra, requesting Libra. Requesting November-Sierra-Charlie. Requesting... Requesting unknown station.

Possible India-Foxtrot-Tango bleed. Proceed with caution. Do not interact with any nonhuman organic life. I say again: do not interact with any nonhuman organic life, under any circumstance. This priority overrides all other orders. Authentication: Deep Waters.

Report... Report. [A long sigh. Something like fatigue creeps in, but it's quickly banished.] Reporting buildings on the horizon. Will attempt reconnaissance.

Please hail if assist is needed. Location unknown, but... well, if I can hear you on this thing, I should be able to get to you.

Sierra-Sierra-Five-Seven-Two-Sierra, over.

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Seen a couple, heard a couple more. Not for a few days, though.

Could you be more specific? How many days? What do you think made them stop?

Uh-- five, I think.

[Seven, but dying threw off her internal rhythm a little.]

Others have talked about seeing them since, though, so maybe-- four, since someone's been spotted or kidnapped by them? LO4 shorted one of 'em out; others might've been taken care of in the same way.

Thank you.

How long have you been here?

A little over a week, I think. Same goes for a lot of other people; when I woke up here, no one was talking about having been here longer.

That's good, at least. Whatever phenomena caused this is recent.

My guess it's the shorting-out thing. He squirted water on its docking port.

Well, we have an ample supply of water. Not fresh water, but it's something.

I wouldn't call drinking out of a toilet tank ample, and most of us can't even access those. It rains a lot, though. I've been drinking it off of leaves.