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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.
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Participants:
Claire McElroy - Primary witness, on-site
Jenna Ross - Secondary, off-site
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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
Tags: cosmic horror fantasy horror psychologicial thriller the reckoning engine