Run: 2026-03-18-01KM08S2RJR7VZFDWKSDAHC8MD

**Voice Sheet: "A Language Barrier"** --- **Selvi:** (lips pressed thin, tracing a finger over the camera’s viewfinder) "..." **Hunter:** (standing beside her table, notebook in hand) "Ma’am. You seen the news about the disappearances?" --- **Selvi:** (startled, eyes darting) *"आप यहाँ क्या कर रहे हैं? यह सुरक्षित नहीं है।"* *(Aap yahan kya kar rahe hain? Yeh surakshit nahin hain.)* **Translation:** *"What are you doing here? It’s not safe."* **Hunter:** (frowning, head tilt) "I—I don’t understand. English?" --- **Selvi:** (hands trembling, switching to broken English) "No English. But... I afraid. Bad things. People gone." (in Hindi, rapid) *"लोग गायब हो रहे हैं... मैंने देखा है।" (Log gayab ho rahe hain... mainne dekha hai.)* **Translation:** *"People are disappearing... I’ve seen it."* --- **Hunter:** (leaning in, hopeful) "Wait—you’ve *seen* something? When? Where?" **Selvi:** (gasping softly, clutches camera) *"रात में... पुरानी चक्की। वहां कोई था।" (Raat mein... purani chakki. Vahan koi tha.)* **Translation:** *"At night... old mill. Someone was there."* She flips through photos quickly, stopping on a blurry shot of indistinct shapes near the mill’s silhouette. --- **Hunter:** (studying the photo, voice low) "You took this last night?" Before Selvi can answer, Hunter’s phone rings. He sighs, checks the caller ID, then back at Selvi. --- **Selvi:** (whispers in Hindi, terrified) *"मुझे लगता है वह मुझे भी देख रहा है।"* *(Mujhe lagata hai veh mujhe bhi dekh raha hai.)* **Translation:** *"I think he’s watching me too."* **Hunter:** (handing her a business card and pen) "If you remember anything else—write it down. My number’s printed there." (steps back) "I gotta take this." He answers the call gruffly: "Hunter," and exits the café, the door chiming behind him. Selvi stares at the card in silence, her breath unsteady.