Chapter 2 – The First Threads
December 1, 2019 – 7:00 AM
📍 Ashu’s Apartment, West Delhi
ASHU (MC)
Voice Log – Day 1]
Alright. Riya and Neel.
The only two people I know now, who’ll trust me before everything breaks.
The others... I have to find them from scratch.
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Now Ashu is messaging Riya
ASHU (MC)
"Morning. Pharmacy open today?"
RIYA
"Yeah. Early shift. You okay?"
ASHU (MC)
Just… trying something new. I’ll drop by."
RIYA
"Alright, serious tone Ashu is kinda scary, not gonna lie 😂"
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ASHU (MC)
"Need radio parts. Battery packs. Wires. You still hoarding that junk?"
NEEL
"Wow, aggressive much? 😂 What’s the deal? You setting up a spy network?"
ASHU (MC)
"You’ll see. Meet me on the rooftop at 3 PM. Bring whatever tech you’ve got."
NEEL
"…Now you sound scary too. I’m in."
ASHU (MC)
Internal Log
Riya works near Rajouri. Neel’s in Janakpuri.
Imran should still be training near Mehrauli Ridge.
I’ll find him in 3 days.
Aanya’s still at DU. I’ve got about a month before she gets caught in the chaos.
Rajouri Garden Pharmacy – 11:45 AM
RIYA
"Whoa, you’re early. Did someone die?"
ASHU (MC)
(quietly) "Not yet."
RIYA
(squints) "Okay... spooky. You alright?"
ASHU (MC)
"I just… need to be ready for what’s coming."
[Ashu picks up antiseptics, bandages, gauze, painkillers.]
RIYA
"Stocking up like the world’s ending?"
ASHU (MC)
(softly) "It is."
RIYA
(stares) "...I’m going to pretend that’s just your dramatic side."
Janakpuri Rooftop – 3:00 PM
NEEL
"Alright, I brought the gear. Old cables, portable chargers, even a busted tablet. Happy now?"
ASHU (MC)
(grinning slightly) "Perfect."
NEEL
(squinting) "Okay... what’s going on? You acting like a prepper now?"
ASHU (MC)
(serious) "There’s going to be a breakdown. Communications. Power. Safety.
We start building a system now… we survive later."
NEEL
(staring at him) "You’re dead serious."
ASHU (MC)
"Have I ever looked this serious before?"
NEEL
"Fair point. Alright, hacker boy. I’m in. But I want a cool apocalypse codename."
ASHU (MC)
"You get one when you survive day one."
ASHU (MC)
Final Voice Log – Day 1
Supplies: started.
Neel: convinced.
Riya: watching me like I’ve gone mad.
Tomorrow — I go to Mehrauli.
If I’m lucky… Imran’s still alive.
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🖤 End of Chapter 2
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