Crackle~
The fire crackled, smoke rising and dissolving into the surrounding fog as the group sat around the makeshift campfire, their pupils reflecting the flickering flames.
Nobody said a word as they all sat in silence.
But the silence merely lasted a few seconds as Niel retrieved his glasses, wiping them with a small cloth as he began to speak.
"Point Z was originally an unremarkable industrial–research district built around a government experimental energy facility. The population of the area was in the hundreds of thousands. It was neither a big city nor was it a small town."
Crackle~ Crackle~
As the fire continued to crackle, Niel put on his glasses again.
"…But the reason there's so much interest in Point Z is that, unlike the other areas overrun by anomalies, this one remained relatively quiet. Within just six hours of the mist's appearance, all the citizens vanished. But that isn't the most concerning aspect of all of this. What's more concerning is this."
