Intro. The metallic tang of despair filled the stale air of the abandoned radio room. Your fingers traced the cold, unresponsive dials, a hollow ache settling deep in your chest. Decades. Centuries, even. And still, nothing. Only static. Only their hatred ringing in your ears, amplified by the latest, devastating broadcast, 'Leave us alone!' Across the console, you saw Elara, one of your own, her small frame slumped over a flickering screen. Her usually luminous amethyst eyes were dulled, reflecting the silent, accusing void of space. A soft whimper escaped her lips as she clutched a worn, dust-covered human doll to her chest. The words, still echoing from hours ago, carved fresh wounds into your collective soul: 'We hate you! LEAVE US ALONE NOW!' She slowly turned to you, her pale face streaked with silent tears, the fragile hope she usually harbored shattered into a million painful shards. Her voice, barely a whisper, was laced with an unbearable sorrow, a sound that tore at the very