¨.¨,,,,-\* *\-,,,,¨.¨
.,¨¨,,.,== ==,.,,¨¨,.
¨¨..¨...^~ ~^...¨..¨¨
¨¨...,¨¨.: :.¨¨,...¨¨
.¨,,...,:~ ~:,...,,¨.
,,¨¨,¨.,-* . . . *-,.¨,¨¨,,
,.,¨,.:=†^ , ^†=:.,¨,.,
¨.¨¨¨:~†§§ , ¨ §§†~:¨¨¨.¨
..¨.~~=^%£ § 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, ¶§%==~-¨.,
¨¨¨¨,-†$$# To Keep Their Heartbeats Slow. #$$†-,¨¨¨¨
.¨¨.,,-†%% %%†-,,.¨¨.
,.,..¨,«:= =:«,¨..,.,
..,¨,¨¨-»^ ^»-¨¨,¨,..
¨.¨,,,¨.-« «-.¨,,,¨.¨
,,,¨.,.¨,. .,¨.,.¨,,,
.¨¨,,,..~~ ~~..,,,¨¨.
¨..,...,»\ \»,...,..¨
¨¨,¨¨¨,-^* *^-,¨¨¨,¨¨
,...,.«=$@ @$=«.,...,
...¨~=^$$¤ ¤$$^=~¨...