D-38412: Oh, I can hear you, your- voice in my ear. Can you- can you- stop talking f-for a second or two? I don't really want to listen to you while I- (laughter, distorted) -I mean, not here for you, here for it. Them, us. I want to- I'm going to-
(Distortion, heavy background noise, unintelligible vocalizations, 23-second pause)
Agent Shaw: Are you there? Can you hear me, over?
D-38412: (panting) I'm sorry you- had to hear that. (laughter) There's… this is so deep, it's all around me, it's leaking into my suit, it's burning my skin. (distorted) -is how I was supposed to end up, though, this- ends the pain, ends the heat, ends the itching, ends the- itch-
Agent Shaw: Please describe as best you can the sensations you are experiencing, as well as your surroundings.
D-38412: Oh, but it's dark. It's so dark. I can't tell if I'm- (laughter) alive or dead here, agent, I don't care. (groaning) Dark and wet and warm. I think about the other people that came here and they'll- (distorted) -the same thing. Where we're supposed to be. (panting, background noise) Oh, fuck, I'm gonna- come again, fuck-
