[When the communicator clicks on, there's a bit of scratching, as though the thing is being dragged along a surface or having something dragged along its surface. Heavy, pained breathing and wet choking sounds eventually override the scratching, stretching on like some horrible solo in the silence. And then, finally, Alex manages to choke out one distinct word.]
…he…l…p…
((ooc: Oh my.
What's happened?))