static, then a voice—shaky, breathless, trying very hard to be steady This is… this is hiker 447. I’m off trail. I can’t find the marker. I think my ankle is broken.

What’s your location?

I don’t know. There’s a creek? I followed a creek. That was, like, two hours ago. Everything looks the same. A sharp, pained inhale Fuck, I’m sorry, I don’t— I don’t usually panic. I just don’t know what to do.

Stay where you are. Describe what you see.

Trees. Just trees. And a big rock formation—it looks like a sleeping bear. A moment of silence passes Is that stupid? That’s stupid. You don’t know what that means.

I know what that means. Are you under any cover?