Run: 2026-07-25-01KYD6FYSAMW4KD2BGJMC2TA88

Melanie: "..." Hunter: "Excuse me, are you Melanie? I need to ask you about something—" Melanie: "Was ist mit der Appelfest-Störung passiert? Da wurden Leute verschwunden." (What happened with the apple festival disturbance? People disappeared.) Hunter: (tilting his head, frowning) "I... I don’t understand. Could you repeat that?" Melanie: (voice trembling) "Es war etwas nicht in Ordnung. Der Polizist sagte, dass jemand gesehen wurde, bevor er verschwand. Aber—" (Something wasn’t right. The officer said someone was seen before they disappeared. But—) Hunter: (glancing around, then speaking slowly) "Disappeared? Like... missing people?" Melanie: (nodding, clutching her camera) "Ja. In der Nacht vor dem Fest. Ein Mann. Er schien zu warten." (Yes. The night before the festival. A man. He seemed to be waiting.) Hunter: (pulling out his phone, then pausing) "I need to ask you—" (He checks his watch, then looks back at her.) "Can you help me with that? Maybe... draw what you saw?" Melanie: (nodding, pulling out a sketchpad) "Hier. Der Mann. Er stand unter dem Apfelbaum." (Here. The man. He was standing under the apple tree.) Hunter: (studying the sketch, then looking up sharply) "I’ll check the area. But I need to know more. Did you see anyone else?" Melanie: (shaking her head, voice barely above a whisper) "Nein. Aber die Blätter... sie waren verdreht." (No. But the leaves... they were twisted.) Hunter: (standing, adjusting his jacket) "Thank you. I’ll be back soon." Melanie: (calling after him) "Warten Sie nicht!" (Don’t wait!) Hunter: (over his shoulder, into his phone) "Yeah, I’ll be right back." (He walks away. Melanie stares at her camera, fingers tracing the lens. A gust of wind rattles the café window.)