John's holotape. Municipal Commissioner of Umeå, Sweden.
'No... No, no, no... NO! I thought we were neutral. We were supposed to be neutral!
*Sounds of boots running across a porch, down a few wooden stairs and a few seconds over a lawn*
'Umeå is.. Gone. Replaced by one of those giant red mushrooms on TV. I think... Yes. I can see other mushroom clouds up and down the coast, and one to the west. Must have targeted our military bases. Dammit why wasn't I told anything? I'm the fucking municipal commissioner for God's sake! Or I was... My city is.. Gone?
'We're just lucky we were out of town for the day. But everyone else? Family, friends, my whole life. Erased from the face of the world in a few seconds.'
'My whole life... No, that's not true. Therese is inside with our daughters. Safe and sound. Thank God. My daughters... What am I supposed to tell them? What are we supposed to do? We can't stay here.. It's too close to the blast.'
*Deep sigh*
'I need to get inside. Talk to them, tell them something. But how do I tell my daughters that their grandparents, all their friends and relatives are dead, and that the world is ending?'
John's holotape. Municipal Commissioner of Umeå, Sweden.
'No... No, no, no... NO! I thought we were neutral. We were supposed to be neutral!
*Sounds of boots running across a porch, down a few wooden stairs and a few seconds over a lawn*
'Umeå is.. Gone. Replaced by one of those giant red mushrooms on TV. I think... Yes. I can see other mushroom clouds up and down the coast, and one to the west. Must have targeted our military bases. Dammit why wasn't I told anything? I'm the fucking municipal commissioner for God's sake! Or I was... My city is.. Gone?
'We're just lucky we were out of town for the day. But everyone else? Family, friends, my whole life. Erased from the face of the world in a few seconds.'
'My whole life... No, that's not true. Therese is inside with our daughters. Safe and sound. Thank God. My daughters... What am I supposed to tell them? What are we supposed to do? We can't stay here.. It's too close to the blast.'
*Deep sigh*
'I need to get inside. Talk to them, tell them something. But how do I tell my daughters that their grandparents, all their friends and relatives are dead, and that the world is ending?'