¨,¨.,»=%%@                                          @%%=»,.¨,¨
¨¨,^=/%&§#                                          #§&%/=^,¨¨
,.,-†%$§##                                          ##§$%†-,.,
¨~=*†£¤£##                                          ##£¤£†*=~¨
¨.,«\=@££#                                          #££@=\«,.¨
,,¨-«\=£¤#    .              ,                    . #¤£=\«-¨,,
.,,¨,«/*£#          ¨                               #£*/«,¨,,.
,¨.,.~~;=§ ,                                ,       §=;~~.,.¨,
...,,.^«:§                $     Tiny Blue Purple    §:«^.,,...
.,¨,,¨,^-/     ^  Seal-Like (Selkie?) Creature    ¨ /-^,¨,,¨,.
.,.¨,,¨,,~  Hovering In Orbit Around~               ~,,¨,,¨.,.
.¨,,¨.,,¨:         The Earth, Spinning, Chasing.    :¨,,.¨,,¨.
.,,¨.¨.,~~  ~                .                      ~~,.¨.¨,,.
,,,...,,~/     Looks At The Sun With Laser Eyes,    /~,,...,,,
,,¨¨¨.,«:*    Looks At The Earth'S Power Grid,.     *:«,.¨¨¨,,
.,,.¨,-;§£     .  .                    ¨            £§;-,¨.,,.
.¨.,,=†*&£      Says "Hmm...."        «             £&*†=,,.¨.
,,.:~:=$§@   ¨                                      @§$=:~:.,,
.¨:~=%$@¶#            $            .                #¶@$%=~:¨.
.,-/$§££##     ¨                        ^           ##££§$/-,.
¨.^-*§$&¶#  She Swims Toward The Iss.               #¶&$§*-^.¨
¨,.~-/=%&@  Matches Velocity, Phases Through The    @&%=/-~.,¨
¨...,-=$%&   Wall To A Pockocmoc Scientist,  ¨      &%$=-,...¨
¨...¨:«:*¤    . .                                   ¤*:«:¨...¨
,¨¨,¨.,~**                  She Says, "Hello",      **~,.¨,¨¨,
.,¨,¨.¨,»^      She Says "Are You Aware That        ^»,¨.¨,¨,.
,.¨¨¨..¨:»                 There'S A Burst          »:¨..¨¨¨.,
,.,¨¨¨¨¨,~     ~            Coming?"         $      ~,¨¨¨¨¨,.,
.,,,¨,,,^~             «                            ~^,,,¨,,,.
..,..¨.:~/ =     And The Station Personnel          /~:.¨..,..
¨,¨,¨,,~;=    Are Like, No, What,  ~                =;~,,¨,¨,¨
,¨¨,..«^*@   Who Are You, Etcetera, Etcetera.       @*^«..,¨¨,
,¨,¨,«;*@£       \                         *        £@*;«,¨,¨,
.¨,,«\§*&¶    She Says†"I Can Protect You           ¶&*§\«,,¨.
.¨~-:**§@# /   In Your Tin Can,    ;          †     #@§**:-~¨.
,,-*%$@###      But Your Planetary Friends,       ¤ ###@$%*-,,
¨¨:«;=£#@#       Their Grid Will Be Burned."  *     #@#£=;«:¨¨
¨,.^«;§%¤£   =         %          §       *         £¤%§;«^.,¨
¨,..~»;$£#    She Says "You Will Be Alone   §   ¤   #£$;»~..,¨
,.,,,-~*†*          #   For A While". %    *        *†*~-,,,.,
.,.¨.¨~«\^     ¤           §           §            ^\«~¨.¨.,.
¨.,..,,-=;  £      &    §    %   #  ¤ *&  %   †     ;=-,,..,.¨
,.¨¨.,¨,,- ,,The Selkie Phases Back Out,~^,-#^#-.~^ -,,¨,.¨¨.,
..,,¨¨,,., ¤=¤=¤^#\¤=§Spreads Her Membranes,;@^@\§= ,.,,¨¨,,..
,,,,.¨¨.,= $&£@%$$£&§*%Like Fluid Insect Wings,%%§& =,.¨¨.,,,,
,,¨,¨,.^«; #¨,# #,A Dark Glimmering Laserdisc.#¨# # ;«^.,¨,¨,,
.¨.¨¨,^-/†  .,   ¨       ¨  .    ¨    ¨¨       ,    †/-^,¨¨.¨.
,¨.,,~=\^*  ..  She Feeds,On,The Particles When¨  , *^\=~,,.¨,
¨.,,:»=*¤§  ¨, They Hit Her Stretched Skin.    ¨  : §¤*=»:,,.¨
,.¨^»*$*##  ., And Behind¨Here Is,A Shadow, And   , ##*$*»^¨.,
¨,-~/=%§@#   .In That Shadow,Is The Space Station., #@§%=/~-,¨
.:=;*@§###   ,   .       ¨       ,    .           , ###§@*;=:.
..^-\^§#¶#   .           ¨       .    .     .       #¶#§^\-^..
,¨..~†%§§@ A Month Later,.The Earth Is Still,Dark.  @§§%†~..¨,
,.,.,»\=¤£  There'S No Contact,  ,          .       £¤=\»,.,.,
¨¨,¨,~-†%£    Maybe Some Shortwave And Shit,~       £%†-~,¨,¨¨
.¨¨,.¨~»*=  ,   Confirming That Some        ~       =*»~¨.,¨¨.
.,.,,¨¨,«/  -    Society'S Still There.             /«,¨¨,,.,.
¨....¨,..~  :            .                          ~..,¨....¨
¨¨..¨¨.¨.^  ^     The Astronauts Are Unwell -       ^.¨.¨¨..¨¨
¨,¨.,¨,,,»        They Degenerate, In Weird         »,,,¨,.¨,¨
¨.,,¨¨,.«:        Selkie-Induced Nursing Sleep,     :«.,¨¨,,.¨
,,.¨.,.~=*       To Keep Their Heartbeats Slow.     *=~.,.¨.,,
¨¨,¨..=**%                                          %**=..¨,¨¨
,.,,~=;†%&                                          &%†;=~,,.,
¨,.,~/%$&#                                          #&$%/~,.,¨
¨¨^»/%$&¶#                                          #¶&$%/»^¨¨
,:~/†§£@##                                          ##@£§†/~:,
¨..~;^%§@#                                          #@§%^;~..¨
¨¨.^~/^%&@                                          @&%^/~^.¨¨
¨....«†*@@                                          @@*†«....¨
,.¨..~~==%                                          %==~~..¨.,
.,,.,,^~;*                                          *;~^,,.,,.