FREQUENCY 1997
You are not supposed to be here.
The airstrip was removed from maps in 1997.
Your assignment: verify residual transmissions.
The radio clicks.
"...hello?"
[[Tune radio]]
[[Ignore it]]You adjust the frequency.
Static collapses into a voice.
"You arrived later than expected."
Metal groans somewhere behind you.
[[Respond]]
[[Ask for identification]]The radio does not stop.
"You always ignore the first warning."
A pause.
Then your name is spoken correctly.
[[Turn around]]
[[Stay still]]“Who is this?”
A delay.
"You already spoke to us once."
Your radio plays your own breathing.
[[Check crash records]]
[[Go outside]]
“Identification is a human concept.”
“You are standing on impact site 03.”
The runway lights flicker in sequence.
[[Go to runway]]
[[Go to hangar]]There is nothing.
Only heat distortion in the air.
The runway lights blink in sequence.
[[Go to hangar]]
[[Run]]Something lands behind you.
No impact sound.
Only pressure.
The radio whispers:
“Good. You can hear it now.”
[[Turn around]]
[[Run]]The runway stretches too far.
Fog moves like a system updating.
“You are on impact cycle.”
[[Continue forward]]
[[Turn back]]The hangar is already open.
Inside is a black box recorder.
Still running.
“You were the pilot.”
[[END JOIN SIGNAL]]
[[END CUT TRANSMISSION]]CLASSIFIED FILE: BLACK AIR INCIDENT
Aircraft: REDACTED
Crew: REDACTED
Cause: SIGNAL INTERFERENCE EVENT
A recovered audio file plays.
It is your voice from 1997.
[[Go to runway]]
[[Delete file]]The wind stops instantly.
The runway lights turn on by themselves.
Something is already arriving.
[[Go to runway]]
[[Turn back]]You attempt to delete the file.
Progress: 0%... 23%... 61%...
It stops.
A new file appears:
RECOVERED_AUDIO_01
“I tried to remove it once before.”
[[Go to hangar]]
[[Go to runway]]The runway is gone.
Only field remains.
“You are repeating an old decision.”
[[Go to hangar]]
[[END CUT TRANSMISSION]]Running confirmed.
Something matches your pace without footsteps.
“Restarting approach.”
[[END IMPACT EVENT]]Each step feels corrected.
The airstrip is adjusting to you.
“Approach accepted.”
[[Go to hangar]]
[[Turn back]]You disconnect.
The airstrip is gone.
"...hello?"
END.Impact is not explosion.
It is correction.
“You match the record now.”
END.The radio becomes everything.
You are no longer on the ground.
Only frequency remains.
END.