[and as they descend, breaking through thick, dark cloud cover, they will quickly realize--
they are not clouds. this is all smoke.
the ground below them is largely ruined, largely dark, the surface of the world covered in metallic rubble with large, eerie remnants of what were surely once proud buildings. here and there fortress walls still stand. here and there, the darkness is broken by flashes of orange, yellow, white, rapid-fire-- or, perhaps, by a larger, longer flash, and a loud explosion. drones whir through the sky, and their squirrel gasps, flashing out of sight. they can't see each other all of a sudden, either.
Don't-- don't worry! It's all right! I've only hidden us, so that they cannot... they cannot see us. It's all right.
its little voice trembles as they descend further, standing on broken ground. there's shouting nearby.
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they are not clouds. this is all smoke.
the ground below them is largely ruined, largely dark, the surface of the world covered in metallic rubble with large, eerie remnants of what were surely once proud buildings. here and there fortress walls still stand. here and there, the darkness is broken by flashes of orange, yellow, white, rapid-fire-- or, perhaps, by a larger, longer flash, and a loud explosion. drones whir through the sky, and their squirrel gasps, flashing out of sight. they can't see each other all of a sudden, either.
Don't-- don't worry! It's all right! I've only hidden us, so that they cannot... they cannot see us. It's all right.
its little voice trembles as they descend further, standing on broken ground. there's shouting nearby.
What... what is this?]