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The Reckoning Engine - Recovered Communications Log

Day 0

5:18 PM

Recovered Communication Log - Millennium Park, Chicago - DAY 0

Timeframe: 2:24-2:31 PM CST

Source: Unattributed cellular metadata extraction

Clearance Level: INTERNAL USE ONLY

JICT - Data Operations Division

Note: Content retrieved from localized sweep of affected cell traffic within Event Radius.

Participants:

Claire McElroy - Primary witness, on-site

Jenna Ross - Secondary, off-site

TEXT TRANSCRIPT

2:27 PM

Claire: Jenna. omg something just happened at the bean

Jenna: what kind of something?

Claire: a guy DIED. right there. he was just standing there, and he stopped breathing

Jenna: what the hell??

Claire: like frozen. arms stiff, mouth open, scratching at his throat

Jenna: omg

Claire: I'm freaking out

Claire: and there was this girl

Claire: little girl. red dress. black hair. pale as hell. just staring at him

Jenna: did she say anything??

Claire: yes. we all heard it

Claire: not with our ears. inside. like it went straight into your body

Jenna: what did she say

Claire: “You broke the laws.”

Claire: “The cost of that clarity is every breath you take from this moment on.”

Claire: Jenna. I will NEVER forget how that felt.

Jenna: this is a stunt

Claire: no

Claire: everyone heard her. every word.

Claire: we felt it. like truth itself

Claire: and he just stood there choking to death

Claire: and she watched

Claire: then she disappeared

Jenna: disappeared?

Claire: gone. not walked away. not ran. just gone

Claire: I’m telling you it scared the hell out of me

Claire: no one’s talking. it’s like we’re all trying to process it

Claire: but we heard it

Claire: we ALL heard it

Claire: and the guy didn’t fall after he died

Claire: he just kept standing there

Posted on: Dec 18, 2025

Tags: cosmic horror fantasy horror psychologicial thriller the reckoning engine


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