Restricted Area

You want to know what happened to them? Well, you’ll have to dig a little deeper. You see, me and my friends here, yes they are my friends, in a manner of speaking, me and my friends here, we know how to cater to these particular situations. I know you don’t understand right now. I know there are going to be a lot of tears, and a lot of damage, and you won’t be the only one damaged, and they won’t be the only ones damaged. We’re minimizing that damage, though. The impact it would have and all that. You know what I mean.

Maybe you’re scared, and you should be, we’re all scared. It’s a scary line of work, what we do. Keeping the doors shut that ought to be shut, keeping the windows clean and mirrored, that sort of thing. We’re clean-up men. House keepers. We’ve done this more times than you’ve brushed your teeth. Don’t worry. It’s frightening. Yes, I know. But you won’t find out what happened, nobody can. Can you imagine? If people knew? Look around. It’s chaotic enough. Things like this, they would effect people too deeply. You know what I mean. I can see the depth in you. It’ll just sink like a stone. It’s me too. I’m like that. Things just sink right in. The more stones, the deeper it gets, don’t ask me how that works.

Yes, I see your tears. And you’re bleeding. On the face. No, not that side. Over there. No, wait, it’s only on your forehead. It was just, the blood was all over your face. I didn’t know where it was coming from. It’s just that one scratch. No, I promise, it looks fine. Just a scratch. My men will get you cleaned up and out of here in no time. What? No, you don’t seem to understand. You can’t stay here. I know you knew them. Yes, I knew them too. Maybe better than you. No offense of course. It’s just, you get to know these people, the people that these things happen to. They’re not hidden. No, they’re alive. Would somebody patch this man up?

Sir, I’m sorry. You’ll just have to grab a spade, you know? Work backwards. Try the levers. Yes, I know that. Just keep clear of here from now on. Nobody can come here anymore. This place is going to be locked down. A pass? There are no passes. Nobody comes in here. Not even us. You have to understand that. I know you’re scared. You’ll have an escort on your way out. We won’t let anything happen to you. Don’t worry about what we’re doing. This is routine. We’ll take you to a hotel or something. I’m not sure. Whatever vehicles are left around here I suppose. Why would you want to come back here? There’s too much pain here already. Take yours and get out.

Join us? I think you need to have your head looked at. Can someone check out this guy’s head? Yes, yes, I’m still listening. You can’t join. Nobody joins. There’s nothing to join. Just go home. No home? You don’t need one. Don’t worry. You’ll be home somewhere. Us? We don’t have much. No, look, you just have to leave. You keep acting like this and I’ll call off the escort. Yeah, that’s what I thought. Someone get this guy out of here. I want this place solid and finished, you hear me, boys? No, you can’t see them. No one can. You’re lucky you weren’t with them. Just go while you can.

I know, I know. I was like you once. No I didn’t join. I was always like this.