( hologram. )

[luminals]

Oh, thank Pama you’ve finally arrived! We’ve been looking for you everywhere—and I mean everywhere, everywhen, and everyhow.

( his voice is young, and though his inflection betrays a good deal of emotion there’s something interfering with the hologram—it looks as though someone keeps walking between him and the camera, cutting him off from view. )

I’m sorry I wasn’t there to welcome you—that’s my job, you know, and I volunteered, and I really am glad you’re here—but there wasn’t time. By know you’ve figured it out, right? We’re in big trouble.

( ominously, his hologram disappears at this point and doesn’t return for several long moments. when it does, he looks a bit disheveled. )

Sorry! Sorry. I can honestly say we weren’t expecting this! We were only trying to bring you all here—because we need you. We never intended to let them in, I swear…

( his voice cuts out again, and then the hologram tilts 180 degrees as he falls to the ground, landing hard on his hands. )

Ow—oh, no. Don’t touch that! You can’t have it, we need it—

( he reaches for something, off screen, but is pushed away violently. )

They’re going for the Cortex—if they get to it, nothing I can tell you will be secure, anymore. And believe me when I say that they probably hate you more than they hate us—you’re on our side, after all!

( the ground shakes beneath his feet, and he shifts again, going out of focus. when his face reappears, it seems as though he’s crouched low, leaned up against some unseen surface. )

I’m afraid we aren’t as well-defended as I thought—you can see why we need you. I promise, I’ll explain everything—I made a presentation!—but right now there’s no time. I need you to get to the observation deck, ( his voice cuts out entirely, and long moments are lost ) Continuum Cortex, from there you can… ( again, his words are swallowed by static ) …do you understand? Can you help?

( he takes a deep breath, and looks like he’s about to go on—but before he can, the hologram disappears entirely.

every passport bracelet will light up, at this point, and then go entirely dark. any efforts made to use the messaging system will not go through. )

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