Disappearing Stars Yggdrasil City Level 10

RECORDING OF INTERCELESTIAL CALL 1021
CALL RECEPIENT: SELENE BASE, LUNA 2
CALL SOURCE: GAIA TOWER, RUSSIA 2, YGGDRASIL CITY
IDENTITY OF RECEPIENT: SERRA KARKOV, HEREBY SERRA
CURRENT LOCATION: UNKNOWN, PROBABLY LOST DURING THE DELINEARITY EXPERIMENT
IDENTITY OF SOURCE: ANTON RUSCHEV, HEREBY ANTON
CURRENT LOCATION: HADAL ASSYLUM, LEVEL 0
TIME OF CALL: 1830 (24 HOUR SYSTEM), 1916 (REVISED 25 HOUR SYSTEM)
CALL LATENCY: 1.28 SECONDS
RECORDING DURATION: 14.34 MINUTES

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SERRA: Hello... Anton?

ANTON: Serra...

SERRA: Anton! I've been waiting for your call. I thought you'd never call me!

ANTON: Sorry...

SERRA: Hey, don't worry about it. It's not often we get to talk to each other anymore, so lets not waste it on apologies okay? How long have we got? I hope the praetors were a little more fair this time, you deserve a time off...

ANTON: They gave me until the intersect... Around until eighteen forty five... Fifteen minutes...

SERRA: Eighteen forty five... That's with a twenty four hour clock right? Haha, clocks here in the research facility all run the revised twenty five hour system. It makes me miss living back there in Yggdrasil... With you...

ANTON: Yeah...

SERRA: How long has it been since I left? I've lost track of the hours and days, time here runs so differently from there...

ANTON: About half a year now... Six or so months? Sorry, I forgot already... It's been a long time since, and I really don't get to talk about it with anyone... I'm sorry...

SERRA: Aww, don't stress yourself out over the details...

ANTON: Yeah, I guess...

SERRA: I can't blame you... We can only call during the perigee of Luna 2 and Yggdrasil. It only happens every three or so months after all...

ANTON: Yeah...

SERRA: ... Anton...

ANTON: Yes?

SERRA: It's been... Lonely here... Without you...

ANTON: Haven't you made any friends yet?

SERRA: Haha, I did, I did. I made quite a bunch, all from different regions of Yggdrasil... All of them were forced to separate from their families too, ever since the stratification. I don't really understand why they had to move us here. Sure, we probably have higher mental capacities or whatever special stuff the praetors claim we have, but couldn't we just have continued studying in Yggdrasil? They could've just made a new place for us or something like that... After all, we just passed a stupid examination, that shouldn't make us too different from the rest of the inhabitants of Yggdrasil, am I right?

ANTON: Haha, you're probably right...

SERRA: Hey, I missed that!

ANTON: Missed what?

SERRA: Hearing you laugh! People here are way to serious...

ANTON: Is that so?

SERRA: Yeah... Oh, by the way, how's your exam preparations going? You are going to take the exam right? I really wish we could be together again...

ANTON: Oh... Serra, about that... It's just... How do I say this...

SERRA: Hmm? Any problems?

ANTON: It's just... Agh, how do I even begin saying this...

SERRA: Hey, if it's bothering you, don't worry about it! It's not that important...

ANTON: But it is! I have to tell it to you now, it's just that... I can't...

SERRA: Anton...

ANTON: Agh.

SERRA: Anton...

ANTON: Yeah?

SERRA: Could you raise your hand up for me? Raise it towards where Luna 2 is right now...

ANTON: O-okay...

SERRA: It's about time for the intersect. I want to be as close to you as possible. I know, it's silly. Even if you raise your hand up like that, we'd still be miles and miles apart... It's just that... I really... Want to reach out and... And... And hold you...

ANTON: Serra...

SERRA: I'm... I'm sorry. I couldn't help it. It's just that I miss you... A lot...

ANTON: Serra, please...

SERRA: Yeah... Sorry...

ANTON: You're... Making it even harder for me... Please... Stop crying...

SERRA: Sorry...

ANTON: Serra, listen... I... I guess I'd just have to tell this to you blunty... Please do not hate me Serra, but we... We can't be anymore!

SERRA: Huh? What do you mean?

ANTON: Serra, it's just that... Five years... Would be way too long... I'm sorry, I couldn't wait for you... I moved on Serra... It's my fault, I gave up... I'm... I'm sorry...

- CONNECTION CUT OFF -

ANTON: Serra? Serra?!? Serra?!?

- VOLUME REDUCED, ENHANCING VOLUME -

ANTON: Whoah... What the... What in the world is that light?

- VOLUME INCREASED, RENORMALIZING -

ANTON: Hello? Serra? Serra?!? Answer me please! Are you still there? Serra? Serra!

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Disappearing Stars Level 4

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In compliance with District Governor Shuhei Smith’s directive, and as my account to the events that happened at around 600 hours today, this is District B resident Dan Manson’s report.

Would that do sir?

Okay sir. As mentioned it happened at 600 hours today. It’s really hard to describe. The beginning sir? Okay sir. I was in my apartment at District B. Pardon sir? Ah, yes sir, I’m a scholar sir, as are everyone in District B. Wh-where do I practice? Um… In… Grand Central University sir… Yes sir! I know the rule sir! Only those from District A can atten- Yes sir, yes sir… I will forfeit sir…

Of course sir, I would continue right away sir. As I was saying, I was in my apartment at District B, studying and preparing for tomorrow’s classes. I was in one of the upper rooms sir, so I had a clear view of the city. Anyway, I was actually reading when the incident happened. I wasn’t able to witness how it begun, but it was hard not to notice. The law prohibits regulars from being involved in the affairs outside our daily course of actions, but I just couldn’t contain my interest. Yes, I know that is what the walls are for, but as a scholar…

Yes, I know sir. It wouldn’t happen again sir. I’ll take better caution next time sir.

Describe it? Well, I can only call what I saw as a very bright column of light. It seemed to come from a hole in the sky, which in itself is hardly even believable. I’ve heard of rogue planes encountering invisible barriers in the sky, but those are all urban legends told by crazy fear-mongers. But I couldn’t mistake what I saw, and what I saw was a hole in the sky, probably punctured by the column of light. It was very brief though sir; it ended no sooner than it had begun.

And it happened very close to where I was sir! It was weird though that I never felt any shockwave. I was braced for impact, or at least I thought I was, but none came; it was the most peculiar thing! After the column disappeared, I resisted taking a peek at the damage zone, knowing full well that I already broke the law once that day and I won’t break it a second time. But again sir, my curiosity took hold of me, and I just couldn’t resist.

What did I saw? Well, it seemed as if… The column of light punched through the ground, leaving a gaping wide hole. All the gas pipes and supply lines were broken, with substances leaking and screeching with a fury. But it wasn’t just that sir. Beneath those layers of broken pipes, I saw… Well, I cannot really understand why but… There seemed to be… people.

Yes sir, I’m sorry sir, I would hurry up sir. Anyway, as I was saying, there were people. They were all in a panicked fit, running off from where the column of light seemed to have punctured a similar hole in their ground. I tried peering in deeper, but that’s when the mop-ups showed up, cordoning off the site and covering it up. I know it was futile, but I didn’t want to further incarcerate myself, so I decided against peering any further.

And that’s about it sir. Around three hours later, your people showed up and brought me here.

Yes sir, I understand sir. I wouldn’t te-

SEDATION: SUCCESSFUL

CONSCIOUSNESS: 50% AND DROPPING

TERMINATION: UNECESSARY

COURSE OF ACTION: RECOMMENDED MEMORY SWIPE AND RESTART AT LOWER LEVEL

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Disappearing Stars Level 0

I think saw one, through a clear patch of sky through a hole in the dome.

Were they called stars? I think that’s what the textbooks say. I mean, I haven’t seen one and really confirm it is one. Nobody knows anymore for sure, so I would suppose it was what I saw.

Let me describe it.

It was about half an inch wide in the sky, yeah, and it was glowing orange. It kind of made the dark sky look a little warm colored, though I am not even sure it was the ’sky’ I am seeing. It seemed so pretty right up there, and it seemed so high too.

No no no, I know it’s not the sun that I saw. I know the sun, its being reflected to level zero through the light shaft right? How should I say this. It was different from the sun that I see reflected on the dome. It’s not… flat… It looked as if though it was floating up on the sky.

How do I know it’s the ’sky’? I don’t know really… It’s one of the reasons I’m turning myself over to this unit. If there are people I know who can tell me, I think its you guys…

Sorry sir… Yes sir, understood sir…

Anyway sir, the sky that I saw, it was orange in color, I think it was because of that ’star’.

Yes sir, through a hole on the dome sir. I think it was from one of the breaches from level one. They have been pretty noisy these days sir.

Yes sir, I know its not part of my business sir, I apologize sir…

Yes sir, moving on. Before I saw the light sir, I was inside my shelter. Shelter number eight three one sir. I felt the ground shake and everything seemed to brighten up sir. It’s the reason why I decided to go out of my shelter sir. It was quite a deal actually sir, seeing as I’m disabled and this wheel chair unit is pretty old.

So I went out sir. As I said, I thought it was a breach on level one, then I looked up from the hole and saw the ’star’…

Yes sir, I think I remember seeing other levels sir. Aren’t they just part of level one sir? I mean, from what the scribes teach us, there are only two levels right? Level zero, our level, and level one right?

Sorry sir! I’m only recalling what the scribes taught us!

Yes sir, I would forget everything about it sir.

Yes sir, I did not see any star, or feel any quake or see any bright light. Yes sir, I did not see any hole. Yes sir, understood sir.

Yes sir, reporting out si-

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