¨.,¨.-=†** **†=-.¨,.¨
¨.,.,.~=/% %/=~.,.,.¨
¨..,¨,,~=; ;=~,,¨,..¨
,,¨,..¨,~= =~,¨..,¨,,
.,¨.,¨..,: :,..¨,.¨,.
...¨.,.¨.¨ . , , ¨.¨.,.¨...
,¨,.,¨¨... , ...¨¨,.,¨,
..¨¨¨¨.... . , ....¨¨¨¨..
¨.¨,,,.¨,, % 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. :»-.¨,....
..¨¨,,^~\$ $\~^,,¨¨..
,¨¨,,:«†*& &*†«:,,¨¨,
,¨.¨-~:%%§ §%%:~-¨.¨,
.¨,,»;*$@# #@$*;»,,¨.
.,:-^§%£@# #@£%§^-:,.
,,»\^*@¶## ##¶@*^\»,,
..,»:%§@@# #@@§%:»,..
,,,,«/§§@# #@§§/«,,,,
.,¨,,»^*@¤ ¤@*^»,,¨,.
¨,¨,,^~†*£ £*†~^,,¨,¨