Glass and a tear. Pt. 0.2

[Audio Log – Background: glass resonance, distant impacts] Marina… Ma—Marina, stop! Put that thing down! You’re gonna hurt yourself! [Pause – loud crash] Marina, listen to me! Let’s just—let’s talk, okay? Calm down… I know what they did. I know. [Background: objects falling, sharp crack] No! I couldn’t object! I don’t have that authority! They’re the board of directors, for God’s sake! They already signed it! It’s done! [Rising panic] Marina—stop it! Smashing everything won’t change this! Mariiiina! They were going to do it anyway! [Sudden impact – muffled cry] Ah—! Ouch!! Okay—okay, listen! Yes, you created it! You did! But you don’t own it! You never did! [Background: heavy movement, something dragged] They’re the stakeholders! They control the patents, the labs, everything! They have all the rights! All of them! [Glass shattering violently] Sto—stop it! That iMac was older than my granddad! Marina! No! Just—NO!! [Shouting off-mic] Derick! Derick, get in here! Hold her—careful! Easy! No—no, don’t let her—! [Struggle sounds intensify] Marina, please! You’re going to hurt yourself! This isn’t the way! [Breathing, panic, chaos continues] We’ll figure this out! Do you hear me?! We’ll figure something out! [Voice breaking] You can’t destroy yourself over this! Not after everything you built! Not after… all of it… [Background: sudden heavy impact, then partial silence] Marina…? …Marina? [Lower, shaken tone] She’s… She’s not responding— No, wait—she’s breathing— [Distant voice: “We need medical!”] Yeah—yeah, get medical up here now! Now! [Audio distortion begins] Marina… Please[Log Degradation – Static Rising]