Mick's heart sinks like a rock in deep waters. His son

"I'm sorry." And suddenly, he falters, not knowing how to phrase any of this.

"It seems...like reality as we know it in Taxon has-- shifted, somehow. People sometimes vanish, but then they're actually gone. This time it's different.

"Both you and a kid named Bagoas have gone missing. Both your markers are live, and we can communicate with our tablets, but you're not here."