Elamigos ^new^ Instant
The Shriekers came. Their bodies were woven from fiber-optic sinew and old security protocols, their shrieks a frequency that erased short-term memory. The children began to tremble, forgetting their own names.
He leaned against the cold metal as the Shriekers rebooted. He could already feel the holes forming in his mind. He was forgetting his mother's face. He was forgetting the taste of stew. elamigos
"You are not alone. You are Elamigos now. Go find the others. Tell them the rain was once sweet." The Shriekers came