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Elder shakes his head “That’s not possible; the cams down there were destroyed before Orion started to”

Started unplugging the other frozens

For severalhappens on the screen I’m just about to ask Elder if it’s paused or broken when there’s movement at the corner of the video

A shadow first, snaking across the floor like a clawed hand

And then

“That’s me,” Elder whispers

I glance at hih and worried

“Let’s—uh Let’s not watch this I don’t think we should watch this ” His hand moves to stop the video, but I snatch it away

“Why?” I demand

Elder bites his lip, worry smeared across his face

The Elder on the screen creeps forward There’s no sound to the video, which makes it even weirder when on-screen Elder stops as if he’s heard so After a s in a ue He twists it open and slides the tray out

And then I’ at me

That’s me, frozen in ice So still I look dead Horror curlsat my naked body

“Elder!” I screech, and smack him upside his head

“I didn’t know you then!” he says