005 | Anna Milton | [AUDIO]

[afallenstar]

[ In contrast, the next public announcement over the communicators is much more calm. So calm it's almost eerie, in fact, like all the emotion has been completely drained from the voice that rings out. ]

Since we're all on red alert anyway, I'd like to report another missing person. My housemate, Balthazar. I haven't seen him around, and I am starting to grow concerned. If people could keep an eye out for him while looking, I would appreciate it greatly.

[ Yeah, it's definitely eerie. Calm is almost cold in this instance, and after a short stretch of silence there's a soft rustle of sound in the background, then she finishes speaking. ]

If anyone needs me, I'll be out looking. Thanks.

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[agentx13]

[ Sharon doesn't allow herself to hesitate in ending their conversation. Nothing she says to Anna will help right now, and trying to find the words will only make it worse. And there's no way she can apologize for being such a fucking failure over the network. How many people have disappeared now on her watch? How long will it be before people she cares about disappear, too? ]

[She rouses herself and forces herself to get to her feet. Even though she knows it's a fruitless effort, she'll search for the missing. If only because she would still have to face the people left behind, and she can't face them if she hasn't done all she can. ]