Hello?

Is... is this actually on?

I was just messing around when I hit the Chrome icon. There hasn't been any internet since... gosh. February, I think? Is this really here? Is this a joke? If this is a joke by IT, then it isn't very fucking funny, guys.

Well, I guess I'll see, won't I?

My name is Dan. I'm 34 years old and I live in the Fox Valley Quarantine Zone, in Eastern Wisconsin.

Christ, I don't even know if anyone is going to see this.

I come down here during my rec time because it's quiet. I used to just write in Word, or use Microsoft Paint. I write or I draw, and if I get really focused on a project, then for a heartbeat I can't hear the groaners outside of the containment wall. It was a way to escape, at least for my time allotment. That alone makes it worth spending half of my energy ration.

But if the Internet is really back...

My full name is Rev. Dan McCurdy. Yeah, I'm a Pastor. Presbyterian, if that even means anything anymore. I'm here with my wife, Rose. I don't know if anyone else in my family made it to safety. Chris, Jess, and Lillian would have headed for the Twin Cities QZ in Minnesota, Mom and Dad might have tried to get to Kentucky.

Katya was in New York when the cameras bled. I hope she made it out... but we never did hear.

I'm still a Pastor, I guess. I give a talk on Sundays, some people even come and listen. I do some counseling, too... when I'm not on a work detail. The Commandant keeps a close eye on me, but says I do more good than harm. Like I'm a guard dog who is marginally more likely to bite an intruder than the kids.

I... shit, I don't know. God, PLEASE let this be real. PLEASE let there be someone else out there who can see this. They say the other QZ's are still holding but never more than that, and the groaners are everywhere.

My time is up. Signing off, for now.