The Cardinal Directive: Mission Log #60
>> Now playing Mission Log #60The footage begins with a screeching set of clicks as the footage attempts to reconcile its place.
CLICK — The underground lake, waterfall roaring and the thrumming heartbeat beneath the water. A body. Screaming.
CLICK — A door, closed and locked. Blood pooling beneath the jamb.
CLICK — Wendy throwing Solena off of Alison, Outrider getting ahold of her. The wild flailing of Solena’s attempt to escape her grip.
CLICK — A cavern, the camera tucked in amongst a pile of discarded supplies. A shaking flashlight illuminating a bloody drag mark deeper into the recesses of darkness.
CLICK — Solena, murmuring to herself in the access tunnel, sopping wet and conversing with the air beside her.
CLICK — An unknown camera. Concrete beneath their boots as they enter a small, unfurnished room. In one hand, they hold a case, and in the other, a flashlight. It pans up to a dark shape in the far corner, collapsed inward on itself and shaking violently.
It’s clear at a glance who this is — between her thick black hair, medium skin, and the several bandages across her arm and head, it can’t be anyone other than Solena.
Her breath comes in gasps through her teeth, head buried in her knees.
And the unknown person approaches.
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