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