audio | callsign TN811N | DAY 21

[hyakuoku]

I was outside early this morning. The rain stopped so I went to go see if there was severe damage.

There was some weird ass light out there for a minute or two. Looked like a laser. Had a little bit of sputtering going on so maybe whatever made it is kinda messed up. Still, what the hell is a laser doing here? Are there satellites to worry about?

[ Ah, right, hold on. Senku-sensei might have to give some context. ]

If you don't know what a laser is, it's a word from an acronym: Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation. Basically it's a really bright ass, concentrated beam of light. This one was huge, came from the sky, I think.

Satellites are machines that orbit the earth. If you need a rundown on what that means, I can do that, but I wouldn't say it's entirely relevant. But I'd give a lot for a real telescope right now.

[ He guesses he'll have to MAKE ONE then, but anyways! ]

Anyone else see something like this, or is it just near the airfield?

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AP251C | audio

[desperate_times_right]

We saw it too, in the north. Solar storm?

HE412T | text

[timaeus]

What direction was it?
I was stuck inside entertaining kids.

audio | DI481O

[salamanca]

Lasers, huh? [ A snort. ] Shit, man.

Yeah... I'd like a telescope, too. [ Just maybe not for himself. ]

What would it take for you to show me how to make one?

[ "Show me", not "make one for me"... even without the right equipment, having the knowledge of what to do seems more valuable than relying on only one person to know how to do things like that. ]

audio | KD201D

[obeir]

We also saw one — don't know if it was the same one, but it sounds identical. I managed to get a video of it with my phone before it disappeared. Figured something that unusual would be worth documenting so we can study it more carefully later.