This place is becoming darker. It has been pitch black since the beginning but now it’s getting worse. Even though my suit is fully charged, the flashlights illuminate way less than before, and it’s not a malfunction. On the ship it works perfectly, even on the snowstorm, but once I make my way inside the complex, it turns way weaker. I can barely see one meter ahead of me.

The complex has nice acoustics, I can hear Teradoi movements no matter if we are kilometers away, but I feel lonelier than ever. The darkness is oppressing, and having a crowbar at hand won’t solve that. I’ve talked with him about the flashlights and the darkness, but he just thinks I am chicken out. Chicken out? This is our prior to last day, how the fuck would I chicken out? He never intends to offend, but I always come out angry when talking to him. I don’t know how he manages that out.

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I am making multiple entries this day, courtesy of the machine being at the entrace. And also, the days feel way longer now. I feel like I’ve been working for two days straight and that’s taking into account that our shortest work day is twelve hours. The darkness is more oppressive. I feel like the hole it’s consuming everything. It hasn’t moved, it truly hasn’t, but it doesn’t feel like it. it feels different. I didn’t even bother to talk with Teradoi about it, he would just dismiss me.

Kerian hasn’t come out today, is it because of the darkness?

I feel at danger. It is an oppression, hostile and lurking. There are no eyes, but I’m being watched.

The walls are growing black.

Teradoi must have noticed that, right?

One day. One day and this is all over. I’ll go back to the ship now. I won’t talk about any of this with them. They won’t believe me anyway. A single day. The darkness won’t take me. This light won’t be devoured.