Run: 2026-05-01-01KQHSZ896SMSZKKH3AS23F2XE

**Scene:** In the quiet corner of Alborn's only sidewalk café, Marie sat beneath a faded red umbrella, her camera resting on the wrought-iron table. The crisp Minnesota autumn air carried the scent of cinnamon cider from the recent apple festival, but Marie barely noticed. She kept scrolling through her landscape photos, her fingers trembling slightly as the images brought back the horrifying moment she had witnessed. Heavy footsteps approached. Hunter, broad-shouldered and serious in his worn leather jacket, stopped at her table. He had no time for pleasantries; another local had vanished without a trace. **Voice Sheet:** Hunter: "Ma'am, I'm Detective Hunter. I understand you were taking photographs at the apple festival last weekend. Did you see anything unusual... anything at all related to the disappearance?" Marie: "Oh mon Dieu, c'était terrible ! J'étais en train de photographier les pommiers quand l'homme... il a simplement disparu ! Une ombre étrange l'a avalé et il n'était plus là. Je tremble encore rien que d'y penser !" Hunter: "I'm sorry, I didn't catch a word of that. I don't speak French. English? Do you speak any English? We have people going missing and your camera might have caught something important." Marie: "Je ne connais pas l'anglais ! Personne ne me comprend. Regardez les photos, là... on voit l'endroit exact où il s'est volatilisé. Il y avait une forme sombre entre les arbres, je le jure !" Hunter: "The photos? Can I see? Alright, these are nice shots of the orchard, but I'm not sure what I'm looking at. If you could just slow down and try to explain..." Marie: "C'était comme si la forêt l'avait pris. J'ai peur d'être la prochaine ! Pourquoi est-ce que personne ne me croit ? J'ai tout vu avec mon appareil !" Hunter: "This isn't working. I need a translator. You've clearly seen something that's shaken you up, but without communication I can't—" *[Hunter's phone rings sharply. He checks the screen and sighs.]* Hunter: "Hunter here. Yeah... another one? I'm on my way." Hunter: "I have to go. Stay safe, ma'am. I'll come back with someone who speaks French. Don't go anywhere alone."