Letterbomb
did you guys here about this doctor guy

SockIt
hear*

Letterbomb
he’s like this super scientist or whatever
i heard he's got a cure :‑O

Odyssey
Who are we talking about?

Deadboy
o_0

Mothership
Doktor Friday

SockIt
No, you mean Doctor Entrati. How have you not heard of him? He’s all over the net.

Mothership
Aren't they the same guy?

SockIt
Well, not really "all over," but if you know where to look…

Mothership
Whoa. You take that pic yourself? You met him in person?

Letterbomb
lmao posers don’t act like you guys know something special

Odyssey
You brought it up, dude.

Deadboy
XD

Letterbomb
holy crap guys did you just hear that
it was like an atcual ROAR, but like weird
i dunno
weird

Deadboy
D‑:

Odyssey
How should we know? It’s not like we know where you live.

Letterbomb
i think it came from under the street like in the sewer or something
you must have herd it

SockIt
Just logging on now. I heard it, too, folks.

Mothership
Oh, Lua… Something is seriously wrong around here.

Letterbomb
it was so loud
im gonna go check it out ill try to tkae a picture

Odyssey
Dude what? Are you crazy?

Mothership
That's a terrible idea!

SockIt
You still there, LB?

Odyssey
This isn't funny! >:(

Mothership
Hello?

Letterbomb
[This message has been deleted on the authority of SCALDRA according to Section 21.c of the Emergency Powers Information Access Act. Thank you for your cooperation.]

Odyssey
What in Sol's name is that?

Odyssey
this place is so totally dead right now |‑O

SockIt
That's not funny.

Odyssey
What? There is NOTHING to do.

Odyssey
Can't even rent a movie. All the good stuff is totally cleaned out.

SockIt
Don't know what you expect when everybody is trying to get OUT of town right now.
Everybody who isn't trapped inside.

Deadboy
,:-|

Mothership
What's that supposed to mean?

SockIt
They're stopping people from crossing the bridges now. Both ways.

Mothership
Be serious.

SockIt
It's true! Those new guys with that nasty green stuff aren't messing around, either.
I saw somebody try to slide their Tommy through the tunnel traffic and one of their big dudes just clotheslined them right off.

Mothership
Off their bike?

SockIt
With his bare hands.

Mothership
Now who's joking around?

Deadboy
Maybe they're the ones who took Letterbomb. :{

Odyssey
Oh, crap. I'm sorry. I wasn't thinking…

SockIt
Hey, Letterbomb. You there?

Mothership
…

Deadboy
Still nothing. :'‑(

SockIt
Figured it was worth a shot. Gotta keep trying something.

Odyssey
This can't be real it's like a marketing thing.

Mothership
How is this a marketing thing?

Odyssey
like a movie thing like an ad for that new horror movie

SockIt
I heard whatever LB heard, Ody.

Odyssey
yuo don't know wit was the s;me thing

SockIt
There were more of those Scaldra guys with weird guns in my neighborhood the next day.

Letterbomb
[This user has been suspended on the authority of SCALDRA according to Section 21.c of the Emergency Powers Information Access Act. Thank you for your cooperation.]

Mothership
Well, that's new.

New User [LordSaberwulf] has entered the chat.

LordSaberwulf
Hey, everybody.
I’m hoping you can maybe help me find my sister.
I know that she used chat rooms for local residents like this one.
Have any of you had contact with the person in this photograph?

Deadboy
Oh, hey yeah! :D I know this person super well actually.

Mothership
Come on. DO NOT feed the trolls.

LordSaberwulf
How do you know this person?

Deadboy
We used to date! :‑J

LordSaberwulf
You did? Do you remember the last time you saw them? Can you provide details as to a specific time and location?

Deadboy
I don't think so. See, I'm a famous supermodel and I really need to keep my privacy, or the paparazzi just won't stop harassing me. I told them we had to break up for their own safety. It was really heartbreaking stuff. :-(

SockIt
We didn't see anything, but we'll be sure to let you know if we do, officer.

Odyssey
i gotta go. I just cn't deal with this right nwo

> User [Odyssey] has left the chat.

> User [LordSaberwulf] has left the chat.

SockIt
Whole bottom floor of my building got taken today.

Mothership
Oh, Sol… :-(

Deadboy
D8

Mothership
Guess we really do know what happened to Letterbomb now.
They're not even trying to hide it anymore.

SockIt
Starting to think we should get out of here.

Mothership
Obviously.

Deadboy
Obviously. :-|

xX GLIMMER Xx
Especially with Scaldra reading your messages.

SockIt
Yeah.

SockIt
wait what

Mothership
I didn't see anybody new enter the chat.
I can't kick them.

Deadboy
Hacker. Very, very uncool. >:-|

Mothership
Who are you?

xX GLIMMER Xx
The person in the photo. Maybe the one you got, or another just like it, staring back at a dozen other groups just like this one.
You need help. Sooner or later they will resent you for that. My money is on sooner, since they're already watching you.
But I'm watching them.

Mothership
Oh, I do not like this.

SockIt
Me neither.

Deadboy
>:-[

xX GLIMMER Xx
That's good. Stay paranoid. Keeps you smart. You always have options. Think them over.
You're circling the drain — slipping downward into the ooze like so many others.
But I'm saying that you can always crawl back up instead.
Stop hiding. Start seeking. There are people who can help pull you up.

SockIt
What do you have in mind?

Mothership
I'm listening.

Deadboy
>:3

Dave, I told you to fill out the text for this Help section two weeks ago. Don't forget again before we ship!!! We're military contractors for Sol's sake. Show a little professionalism.