Beacon Memorial Wall

## You Need To See This

**Julia Brandt:**
Wow.  Did you see that?  There's some kinda light in the sky or
not-light?  I can see it through the
curtains just down the hall.

**Riley Sampson:**
Watch Us.

**Julia Brandt:**
Hey?  That you?

**Riley Sampson:**
Watch Us.

**Julia Brandt:**
Okay, cool, out in a sec.

**Arnold Jensen:**
No, don't go out there.  There's
something wrong.

**Jack London:**
Every time I go to open the window I can feel this I dunno like a fever
start.  I just don't wanna open the
curtains.

**Arnold Jensen:**
You still at home?

**Jack London:**
Yeah, migraine's been killing me all day.
Missed the goddamn excursion to.

**Arnold Jensen:**
I'm in the pantry with Craig right now.
I can hear folks smashing things -- themselves? -- into the walls.

**Julia Brandt:** I
cntscrm

**Jack London:**
What's that Julia?  And why pantry Arnold?

**Craig Lester:**
Guess lol

**Jack London:**
That's just not sanitary!

**Riley Sampson:**
You need to see this reflected in the mirror that is the screen of your phone.

**Julia Brandt:** My
throat hurts.

**Jack London:** Why
does your throat hurt?

**Julia Brandt:**
Screaming.

**Riley Sampson:**
Sending you video clips.  <video
attached>

**Craig Lester:** Ooh
cool!  Watching now.

**Jack London:** I
can hear these noises.  I think they're
cars crashing outside?  I'm not
sure.  It's real loud out there.  Anyone know what's up?  I'm using voice recog software to get this
typed out.  Can't check the various
forums and news feeds.  Well, I can but

**Arnold Jensen:** Oh
fuck!  Oh fuck!  Don't watch the clips.  Stay off the feeds.

**Jack London:**
What?  Why?

**Riley Sampson:**
You need to see this.  <video
attached>

**Arnold Jensen:**
Craig's fucking bleeding Jack what do I do?
He's bleeding his face is bleeding his skin just split open he was
watching the video first I didn't want to see it I thought it might show people
getting hurt and I can't stand the sigh of blood but he's bleeding he's
bleeding and I can't make it stop I've messaged emergency services but I'm so
far down the queue oh fuck oh fuck I've gotta get a teacher but all I can hear
it screaming

**Riley Sampson:**
You need to see this.  <video
attached>

**Arnold Jensen:**
Fuck you Riley!  This is your fault!  It's in the pictures.  I don't know how or why but it's gotta be in
the video clips like in those fucking ghost stories!  I gotta get a first aid kit or a teacher but
all I'm hearing is screaming.  Okay,
going to go out into the cafeteria now.
Jack, if something happens to me make sure medics get to Craig.

**Jack London:**
Okay, fuck, sure!

**Arnold Jensen:**
Okay I'm going out there now

**Jack London:**
Arnold?

**Jack London:**
Arnold please?

**Jack London:** Plz?

**Arnold Jensen:**
You need to see this.  <video
attached>

## Last Call to Jaxon Adelaide

"Jaxon, sweetie?
It's mum.  It's … I can't reach
your phone and that's good.  You're at
the science centre, right?  I'm so glad
you went on that excursion.  It'll be
safe there.  It's a government research
facility, it'll have to be safe.  I'm …
I'm not okay, Jaxon, but that's fine.
That's fine so long as you're okay.
Just don't look outside.  I saw
the edge of the window and … I can't see anything.  I think that's good.  I think it helped me.  It's like my eyes just shut down.  I'm hearing noises outside … it's not safe
out there.  Please don't go outside.  Stay with the government officials.  I love you so much.  When things calm down, I'm going to head over
to Lobetful Research Facility and come find you.  Please … wait for me!"

## Messages to Kara

"Kara!  Are you
okay?  I'm at school right now.  The principal said some weird things over the
speakers so Mrs. Matheson shut all the curtains and doors.  She says we have to stay in here.  We don't know what's happening because we
don't have any windows in here but we can hear scary things outside!"

"Suzie from the Year 2s started beating on the door so we let her in and
her eyes were bleeding.  Mrs. Matheson
saw something happening outside, I don't know what, but she made this scared
sound and shut the doors and tried to help Suzie.  They brought her inside and she started
coughing.  I think she's okay though.  I think little Suzie will be okay."

"Kara, have you heard from mum?  I had a voice mail but it didn't make any
sense.  It was just gibberish.  Did she contact you?  Why won't you pick up?  You're my big sister!  Please pick up.  I'm scared.
Suzie had a seizure and she bit Lauren and Mrs. Matheson had to force
them both into a closet because Lauren had a seizure and started trying to bite
people while Mrs. Matheson put Suzie in the closet first.  It was only cause of Michael jamming his
datapad in Lauren's mouth that she didn't bite people!  Suzie keeps trying to bite people and she's
acting like her eyes don't hurt her anymore.
We can hear them in the closet."

"Mrs. Matheson has been watching the news feeds but she
didn't want us to see anything I don't think so she's just been reading the
notifications and not watching it properly.
Apparently we have to stay off the streaming services and not watch any
videos and stay off social media and not see any photos.  Apparently they can hurt us?  I don't know how or why.  We can leave voicemail, though.  So I can still contact you.  Are you underground still on that excursion?  Is that why you can't pick up?"

"Some cops have rocked up to clear out the school.  There's shouting and other things.  Someone knocked on the door to check on us
but Mrs. Matheson told us all to be quiet.
They smashed down the door, but when they saw it was just us, they told
her to barricade the door then they kept moving.  They say they'll be back for us.  We have to get out of the city.  It's not safe here.  They're just hoping to get to their families
first."

"The cops've come back.
They say we got to keep moving.
The army is offering some refuges but the cops are saying they're only
taken trained personnel in their chopper evacs right now.  So they're gonna take a school bus and try to
get us out the long way.  There's a
ranger station out in the canyons that we're meeting up at.  You know those park rangers with the silly
looking kestepan mascot?  Yeah,
them.  We might be there a couple
days.  Come find us!"

"I'm so glad for our phone calls these past couple
days.  I wish you could get out and join
us!  The cops went back into the city,
well, except for Dave cause he found his kids alive so he's staying with
us.  The park rangers and a couple
paramedics and a few teachers and the forty of us students, the ones who made
it out, we're all going to keep heading west.
Sorry we can't wait any more.
They say the army's going to shut down the communications satellites so
no one can access the internet without permission and get hurt.  I love you, Kara.  I won't be able to call anymore but I love
you and I miss you and I’m sure we'll find each other again.  Just be careful on the streets.  There's too many of them."

## Messages to Glen Conner (aka Mr. Blackwood)

**Message to Glenn O'Conner**
(12/09/2166): **"Glenn!  Are you okay?**
I'm at school right now.  The
principal said some weird things over the speakers so Mrs. Blackwood shut all
the curtains and doors.  She says we have
to stay in here.  We don't know what's
happening because we don't have any windows in here but we can hear scary
things outside!"

**Message to Glenn O'Conner**
(12/09/2166):  **"Suzie from the**
Year 2s started beating on the door so we let her in and her eyes were
bleeding.  Mrs. Blackwood saw something
happening outside, I don't know what, but she made this scared sound and shut
the doors and tried to help Suzie.  They
brought her inside and she started coughing.
I think she's okay though.  I
think little Suzie will be okay."

**Message to Glenn O'Conner**
(12/09/2166): **"Glenn,**
have you heard from mum?  I had a voice
mail but it didn't make any sense.  It
was just gibberish.  Did she contact you?  Why won't you pick up?  You're my big brother!  Please pick up.  I'm scared.
Suzie had a seizure and she bit Lauren and Mrs. Blackwood had to force
them both into a closet because Lauren had a seizure and started trying to bite
people while Mrs. Blackwood put Suzie in the closet first.  It was only cause of Michael jamming his
datapad in Lauren's mouth that she didn't bite people!  Suzie keeps trying to bite people and she's
acting like her eyes don't hurt her anymore.
We can hear them in the closet."

**Message to Glenn O'Conner**
(12/09/2166): **"Mrs.**
Blackwood has been watching the news feeds but she didn't want us to see
anything I don't think so she's just been reading the notifications and not
watching it properly.  Apparently we have
to stay off the streaming services and not watch any videos and stay off social
media and not see any photos.  Apparently
they can hurt us?  I don't know how or
why.  We can leave voicemail,
though.  So I can still contact you.  Are you underground still on that excursion?  Is that why you can't pick up?"

**Message to Glenn O'Conner**
(12/09/2166): **"Some**
cops have rocked up to clear out the school.
There's shouting and other things.
Someone knocked on the door to check on us but Mrs. Blackwood told us
all to be quiet.  They smashed down the
door, but when they saw it was just us, they told her to barricade the door
then they kept moving.  They say they'll
be back for us.  We have to get out of
the city.  It's not safe here.  They're just hoping to get to their families
first.  Our teacher's helped keep us
calm.  Mrs. Blackwood has been
great.  When this is all over and you get
to be a teacher, I'll bet you'll be as wonderful as Mrs. Blackwood!  This will all be over soon, right?"

**Message to Glenn O'Conner (13/09/2166):**
**"The cops've**
come back.  They say we got to keep
moving.  The army is offering some
refuges but the cops are saying they're only taken trained personnel in their
chopper evacs right now.  So they're
gonna take a school bus and try to get us out the long way.  There's a ranger station out in the canyons
that we're meeting up at.  You know those
park rangers with the silly looking kestepan mascot?  Yeah, them.
We might be there a couple days.
Come find us!"

**Message to Glenn O'Conner (15/09/2166):**
**"I'm so glad**
for our phone calls these past couple days.
I wish you could get out and join us!
The cops went back into the city, well, except for Dave cause he found
his kids alive so he's staying with us.
The park rangers and a couple paramedics and a few teachers and the
forty of us students, the ones who made it out, we're all going to keep heading
west.  Sorry we can't wait any more.  They say the army's going to shut down the
communications satellites so no one can access the internet without permission
and get hurt.  I love you, Glenny.  I won't be able to call anymore but I love
you and I miss you and I’m sure we'll find each other again.  Just be careful on the streets.  There's too many of them."

## Miscellaneous Messages

== **Message To:** Jaxon
Adelaide's Phone ==
**From:** Mira
Adelaide.

"Jaxon, sweetie?
It's mum.  It's … I can't reach
your phone and that's good.  You're at
the science centre, right?  I'm so glad
you went on that excursion.  It'll be
safe there.  It's a government research
facility, it'll have to be safe.  I'm …
I'm not okay, Jaxon, but that's fine.
That's fine so long as you're okay.
Just don't look outside.  I saw
the edge of the window and … I can't see anything.  I think that's good.  I think it helped me.  It's like my eyes just shut down.  I'm hearing noises outside … it's not safe
out there.  Please don't go outside.  Stay with the government officials.  I love you so much.  When things calm down, I'm going to head over
to Lobetful Research Facility and come find you.  Please … wait for me!"

== **Message To:**
Estelle Pennington ==
**From:** Grandma
Janine Pennington

"They're trying to tell us not to watch the news.  The news is trying to tell us not to watch
the news.  The news is trying to tell us
not to watch the social media news files.
The news is trying to tell us many things.  The news is trying to show us static.  The news is trying to show us clouds.  The news is trying to show us the will and
the way.  The news is trying to show us
the hole in the sky.  Please don't watch
the news.  All I can hear is static.  This will be my last phone call.  I don't want you to hear my static."

== **Message To:**
Conner Lees ==
**From:** Jessica
Constance

\*screaming in the background\* "I can't…." \*more
unintelligible screaming\* "I want…." \*further screaming\* "we
could've been…." \*infohazardous static\* "Now it's all over…."

== **Message To:** Benedict
Lynch, Estelle Pennington ==
**From:** Mira
Adelaide.

"Make sure Jaxon doesn't come out here looking for
me.  I know he's likely to and I want him
to know that I'm safe.  I don't know … I
don't want him to worry.  I sent him a
message and I think I gave him too much information on it.  I know you two are strong people.  You've been in charge of a lot of the group
projects and you're class presidents.
Make sure they don't go outside.
Make sure my boy doesn't come looking for me.  Keep them safe."

== **Message To:**
Conner Lees ==
**From:** Halspeth
Lees

"I'm sorry I missed your call.  I should have answered the phone.  I can't miss your call.  I will answer the phone.  Please call back.  I have things to say.  I have things to say.  I'm sorry I missed your call.  I should have answered the phone.  I can't miss your call.  I will answer the phone.  Please call back.  I have things to say.  You won't want to hear what I have to
say.  But please call back.  It hurts.
My everything hurts."

## **Message To:** Emerson Fairfield

**From:** Billy Fairfield

"Nyah!  Nyah!
We get to go to the park while you go on a drudgy school excursion!  My life's so shiny and yours is so beige
right now.  Haha!"

**Message To:** Billy Fairfield

**From:** Emerson Fairfield

"I get
to go into the secret basement of the Lobetful Research Facility and see all
their cool tech, so nyah!  We're not
allowed to take pictures or use our phones down there or anything.  So ha!
Top secret research beats park walking any day of the week.

**Message To:** Emerson Fairfield

**From:** Billy Fairfield

"You
wish!"

**Message To:** Billy Fairfield

**From:** Emerson Fairfield

"I know
so!  Okay, logging off and heading down
into the secret basement of cool science.

**Message To:** Emerson Fairfield

**From:** Billy Fairfield

"It
hurts.  Please find me."

**Message To:** Emerson Fairfield

**From:** Billy Fairfield

"Something
happened.  I can't see anything.  Mum took my eyes.  I think she took them!  We went outside and there was something
behind her head and it scorched out my eyes.
\*cough cough\*  I can't … I can't
stop bleeding.  \*cough cough\*  My mouth tastes like blood.  \*cough cough\*
I can't breathe."  \*screaming
coming from somewhere in the distance\*

**Message To:** Emerson Fairfield

**From:** Billy Fairfield

"Please
pick up….  I'm scared."