[DAY 45][OPEN][ALL][AUDIO: Announcement]
[A siren rings out through the city: a shrill, fast rise from a low note to a high and back again. The Commander's picture interrupts any television, and all radio transmissions break for his message. A voice speaks, androgynous and ageless, genial and yet conveying a tone of urgency.]
Fifteen minutes until curfew. Please seek shelter immediately. Fifteen minutes until curfew. Please seek shelter immediately.
[The message is repeated as a countdown at ten minutes and then five minutes. The siren remains constant until eleven o’clock, when it trails off.]
Curfew is now in effect. For your own safety, cover all windows and remain at your current location. Curfew is now in effect. Remain at your current location.
[All transmissions are resumed.]
[Moments later, the sun rises.]
Fifteen minutes until curfew. Please seek shelter immediately. Fifteen minutes until curfew. Please seek shelter immediately.
[The message is repeated as a countdown at ten minutes and then five minutes. The siren remains constant until eleven o’clock, when it trails off.]
Curfew is now in effect. For your own safety, cover all windows and remain at your current location. Curfew is now in effect. Remain at your current location.
[All transmissions are resumed.]
[Moments later, the sun rises.]