John jumped. It was the base’s automated TTS system, usually reserved for technical alerts. But today, the voice sounded… contemplative.
"John Madden," the voice continued in its flat, monotone drone. "I have fallen down. Not into a hole in a mountain, but into the deep quiet of this crater." Underbase: Fallen Down
"The monsters under the surface," the TTS voice buzzed, "they are just code and moonlight now." John jumped
