Run: 2026-05-19-01KS0V5X3WHY1NXGSG4TW5ED41

Hunter: [Approaches the cafe table, pulling out a badge] "Excuse me, ma'am. Mind if I take a seat? Detective Hunter, Alborn Police Department." Selvi: [Startled, clutches her camera tightly to her chest, her eyes wide with anxiety] "Aap… aap kaun? Main… mujhe Angrezi nahi aati. Sorry." Hunter: [Sighs, rubbing the back of his neck] "Right. Language barrier. Just my luck. Look, I’m investigating the disappearances here in Alborn. The folks who went missing near the apple orchard. You've been walking around town all week taking photographs. Did you see anything unusual out there yesterday?" Selvi: [Staring at his serious expression, recognizing the word 'orchard' and realizing he is a police officer. Tears well up in her eyes as she trembles] "Maine kal vahan kuch dekha tha… bahut hi ajeeb aur bhayanak! Ek dundhli si parchhai thhi, aur phir vo gayab ho gaya. Mujhe bahut darr lag raha hai, main so bhi nahi payi!" Hunter: [Stares at her blankly, completely lost] "Whoa, slow down, kid. I don't understand a single word of that. Hindi, right? Look, did you see *this* man?" [He pulls out a photo of the missing local man and taps it with his finger] "Yes or no?" Selvi: [Looks at the photo, violently shaking her head, pointing instead toward the dark woods visible past the cafe window] "Nahi, nahi! Yeh aadmi nahi tha! Maine kuch aur hi dekha… jungle ke beech mein, kuch bahut ajeeb thha! Mujhe laga vo koi bhoot hai!" Hunter: [Frustrated, mimicking a camera with his hands] "Did you take a picture of it? On your camera? Let me see the camera." Selvi: [Misunderstanding, pulling the camera away defensively as if he's going to confiscate it] "Nahi! Mere camera mein kuch nahi hai! Maine darr ke maare saari photos delete kar dein! Main yahan nahi rehna chahti, mujhe apne ghar jaana hai!" Hunter: [Holding his hands up to calm her down] "Easy, marine, I'm not trying to steal your camera. Just… stay put. Let me see if I can get someone from the university on the line to translate this—" [Hunter's phone suddenly blares with a loud, shrill ringtone. He curses under his breath and snaps it open] Hunter: "Hunter here… What? Where? Near the old apple press? Don't touch anything, I'm on my way." [Hunter closes his phone and stands up quickly, looking down at Selvi with a mix of urgency and frustration] Hunter: "Look, I have to go. Crime scene. You... stay here. Alborn is small, but it's not safe right now. Just go straight back to your dorm, okay? We'll finish this later." Selvi: [Looking up at him in complete confusion and sheer terror as he walks away] "Aap kahan jaa rahe hain? Mujhe kuch samajh nahi aa raha… kripya meri madad kijiye!"