Ninth PSI

[a_gentle_boy]

[He awoke in a bed.  That was strange.  He had gone to sleep on a chair, having successfully made it around the neighborhood to visit anyone who was ailing.  The Netherlands hadn't yet returned when he'd snuck back into the house, pretending as if he had never left in the first place. What was even stranger was that he was apparently in his pajamas and . . . looking out the window . . . There was no haze.  There was no rubble.  There were no hazmat men.  There were no corpses.

 . . .

He slowly walks downstairs as if in a trance and sees the familiar sight of his kitchen.  Tears immediately coming to his eyes, the boy rushes to the telephone.]

Hello?!  Is this Mayfield?  Am I . . . Am I back?!   Did we win?  Did . . . Did we all make it?  Is everyone.  Is everyone OK?  Mr. Netherlands?  Mr. Netherlands, did we beat them?

Is this real . . . ?  If this is really Mayfield, someone please answer me.  There were so many things we found in Westport.  And last night -- Last night, that voice.  Richard Grey's last message.  You all heard it too, right?

EDIT:
Kay's right.
We all found clues over there that everyone should see.  I have a copy of the note that Kay and I found in the library and the one that Miss Alice and I found in the car.  If anyone wants to come see them, that's fine.  We should all get together sometime soon.

Comments

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

Last message . . . When I went to bed, I heard his voice. It was really long, and I can't remember a lot of it, but. He said he wanted us to see what had happened. To make Mayfield this way.

Something like that, I think. And he talked about his friends -- Evan and Annie.

[mydedicatedfix.livejournal.com]

A message from the past? I... I suppose, well, if this man's soul was still around, perhaps...

I wish I could help more than I could. I haven't been here long, ah; not that I can remember, anyway. I'm sure someone other than I would have that information.

Why this town hasn't started keeping files yet, I really will never know.

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

We haven't found anything important until now, I don't think. But in Westport . . . There were all sorts of clues about Mayfield.

[mydedicatedfix.livejournal.com]

Clues, hnn?

You mentioned getting everyone together, and I must agree. Whatever investigation everyone was able to do needs to be shared. It needs to be recorded and saved somewhere. A town meeting, even.

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

That's right. Everyone needs to know about what we found . . . We fought so hard to find it, after all. But I think we should wait a day or two. We all need to rest. And heal.

[mydedicatedfix.livejournal.com]

--Nnn, you're right. I apologize for trying to push things too quickly.

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

Not at all. Everyone must be eager to see what it is that we've all found . . . We'll have to make sure we keep all the evidence safe.