WEBVTT 00:00:03.760 --> 00:00:08.160 Faithful citizens, stay calm, stay tuned, stay 00:00:08.160 --> 00:00:18.359 indistinguishable. Good evening, citizens of 00:00:18.359 --> 00:00:21.760 Hive Gloriana. This is your sanctioned voice 00:00:21.760 --> 00:00:24.800 speaking once more across the blessed static. 00:00:25.699 --> 00:00:30.010 We bring tidings of radiance, revelation. and 00:00:30.010 --> 00:00:34.450 mild structural instability. And there are lights 00:00:34.450 --> 00:00:38.810 beneath the high. They appeared three nights 00:00:38.810 --> 00:00:42.049 ago, soft at first like dawn through coolant 00:00:42.049 --> 00:00:45.509 vapour. Now they grow bright enough to see through 00:00:45.509 --> 00:00:48.390 the cracks in the ferrocrete. The authorities 00:00:48.390 --> 00:00:51.210 assure us that there is no danger and have stopped 00:00:51.210 --> 00:00:54.590 blinking entirely, which is statistically reassuring. 00:00:54.789 --> 00:00:59.149 They call it an energy anomaly. The faithful... 00:00:59.549 --> 00:01:02.149 Call it the hand of Saint Odrana the Dissolved. 00:01:03.229 --> 00:01:07.209 Before her canonization by accident, Odrana was 00:01:07.209 --> 00:01:10.409 a modest glass worker in Manufactorum Theta Prime, 00:01:10.750 --> 00:01:13.849 known mostly for her ability to keep her eyebrows 00:01:13.849 --> 00:01:18.109 despite working beside plasma torches. During 00:01:18.109 --> 00:01:21.769 the third power shortage, an event still officially 00:01:21.769 --> 00:01:25.469 described as unexpectedly enthusiastic, Odrana 00:01:25.469 --> 00:01:29.260 slipped, tripped, or was gently nudged. reports 00:01:29.260 --> 00:01:33.439 vary, witnesses don't, into a vat of molten lumen 00:01:33.439 --> 00:01:38.060 fuel. She was, by all measurable standards, instantly 00:01:38.060 --> 00:01:42.620 and unequivocally vaporised. This should have 00:01:42.620 --> 00:01:45.980 been the end of her story. But her ashes refused 00:01:45.980 --> 00:01:50.239 to cooperate. For three full days her drifting 00:01:50.239 --> 00:01:53.739 particles glowed in the vents, humming with a 00:01:53.739 --> 00:01:56.719 warmth no engineer could explain and no priest 00:01:56.719 --> 00:02:00.230 dared to question. Pilgrims gathered inhaling 00:02:00.230 --> 00:02:03.069 what amounted to highly inspirational occupational 00:02:03.069 --> 00:02:07.269 residue, swearing that her swirling dust spelled 00:02:07.269 --> 00:02:10.530 out blessings, although most of those blessings 00:02:10.530 --> 00:02:14.689 look suspiciously like thermal distortion. The 00:02:14.689 --> 00:02:17.370 Ecclesiarchy, never one to waste a perfectly 00:02:17.370 --> 00:02:20.289 good tragedy, declared her a saint on the grounds 00:02:20.289 --> 00:02:22.830 that anything that shines for three days straight 00:02:22.830 --> 00:02:27.800 must be holy. The Manufactorum immediately reclassified 00:02:27.800 --> 00:02:30.400 the incident from catastrophic safety failure 00:02:30.400 --> 00:02:34.500 to miraculous ignition event, thus avoiding all 00:02:34.500 --> 00:02:37.520 fines, reparations, and awkward conversations 00:02:37.520 --> 00:02:41.719 about handrails. Now Odrana the Dissolved stands 00:02:41.719 --> 00:02:45.460 as patroness of illumination, ignition, radiant 00:02:45.460 --> 00:02:49.080 inspiration, and any workplace accident that 00:02:49.080 --> 00:02:51.620 upper management would prefer to call divine 00:02:51.620 --> 00:02:55.500 intervention rather than negligence. Pilgrims 00:02:55.500 --> 00:02:58.460 still visit the vents where her ashes once drifted, 00:02:58.500 --> 00:03:01.319 though maintenance crews insist that most of 00:03:01.319 --> 00:03:03.800 what they're venerating now is just dust, soot 00:03:03.800 --> 00:03:07.919 and decades of unwashed ductwork. It teaches 00:03:07.919 --> 00:03:10.580 us that faith is flexible when it needs to be, 00:03:10.719 --> 00:03:15.919 especially when the truth is inconvenient. Civic 00:03:15.919 --> 00:03:19.580 Announcements Attendance at community gatherings 00:03:19.580 --> 00:03:22.969 has reached record highs. Entire families now 00:03:22.969 --> 00:03:25.710 travel together into the lower levels to see 00:03:25.710 --> 00:03:29.270 the glow. Though officially discouraged, many 00:03:29.270 --> 00:03:32.030 citizens report feeling renewed faith afterwards. 00:03:32.389 --> 00:03:37.889 Faith not of fear, but of belonging. The Administratum 00:03:37.889 --> 00:03:40.629 reminds us that mass gatherings are not heretical 00:03:40.629 --> 00:03:44.569 if properly documented. Please record the names 00:03:44.569 --> 00:03:47.009 of all participants before joining the hymn of 00:03:47.009 --> 00:03:51.840 light. Documentation ensures salvation. and salvation 00:03:51.840 --> 00:03:56.860 is data integrity. Meanwhile, the Upper Hab districts 00:03:56.860 --> 00:04:00.479 remain without power. Technicians have been dispatched, 00:04:00.539 --> 00:04:02.840 but the VOX channels from that area have gone 00:04:02.840 --> 00:04:08.060 quiet. Silence can be holy, so do not mistake 00:04:08.060 --> 00:04:14.319 absence for abandonment. Industrial report. Manufactoria 00:04:14.319 --> 00:04:18.079 output has tripled. There is talk of divine coordination. 00:04:19.129 --> 00:04:21.810 machines working before they're touched, servitors 00:04:21.810 --> 00:04:25.089 completing tasks ahead of command, showing initiative 00:04:25.089 --> 00:04:29.670 rarely seen outside of insubordination. The Mechanicus 00:04:29.670 --> 00:04:32.750 refuses to explain this new efficiency, stating 00:04:32.750 --> 00:04:36.189 only that the Animus machine has accepted new 00:04:36.189 --> 00:04:39.290 parameters. One Mechanicus Grimright described 00:04:39.290 --> 00:04:43.029 the phenomenon as symphonic. He then removed 00:04:43.029 --> 00:04:45.550 his vox implant, began twitching and attempted 00:04:45.550 --> 00:04:48.829 to plug himself into a prayer terminal. He achieved 00:04:48.829 --> 00:04:53.790 enlightenment and partial liquefaction. Community 00:04:53.790 --> 00:04:57.449 Faith Bulletin The Chapel of Beneath Light is 00:04:57.449 --> 00:05:00.730 nearing completion. Constructed entirely from 00:05:00.730 --> 00:05:03.209 reclaimed metal, discarded armour plating and 00:05:03.209 --> 00:05:06.149 at least seven pilgrims, it now houses nearly 00:05:06.149 --> 00:05:09.810 2 ,000 worshippers at any hour. The sermons are 00:05:09.810 --> 00:05:13.490 brief, the hymns wordless and all are welcome. 00:05:14.189 --> 00:05:17.870 Pilgrims describe the preacher as radiant. although 00:05:17.870 --> 00:05:20.629 no record exists of his name or whether he has 00:05:20.629 --> 00:05:24.269 a height. He speaks rarely, but when he does, 00:05:24.449 --> 00:05:27.269 listeners report the sensation of being seen 00:05:27.269 --> 00:05:31.870 through. They describe it as mercy, and the sound 00:05:31.870 --> 00:05:35.490 has been designated benign. Benign is defined, 00:05:35.810 --> 00:05:40.110 as ever, by how far away you are standing. Public 00:05:40.110 --> 00:05:45.449 Confessions Forgive me, Father. I've stopped 00:05:45.449 --> 00:05:49.000 being afraid of the dark. It sings to me now. 00:05:49.420 --> 00:05:56.699 It knows my name. And it says it right. Forgive 00:05:56.699 --> 00:06:03.519 me. I saw the lights move. Not flicker. Move. 00:06:05.339 --> 00:06:11.959 They reached for me. And I reached back. I think 00:06:11.959 --> 00:06:19.959 I found family. Forgive me, Father. People under 00:06:19.959 --> 00:06:24.500 the floors say I'm special. They said I have 00:06:24.500 --> 00:06:36.680 just enough blood to share. How beautiful. How 00:06:36.680 --> 00:06:40.639 communal. You will all be absolved. Thoroughly. 00:06:41.399 --> 00:06:44.720 Efficiently. And probably from the inside out. 00:06:45.639 --> 00:06:48.459 Now, keep your hands where they can be seen, 00:06:48.600 --> 00:06:51.860 keep your hearts where they can be reached, and 00:06:51.860 --> 00:06:55.759 remember, confession cleanses the soul, but the 00:06:55.759 --> 00:06:59.879 cleanup crew is getting tired. Maintenance Bulletin 00:06:59.879 --> 00:07:03.420 The Vox channels between upper and lower sectors 00:07:03.420 --> 00:07:06.500 are merging. We are hearing voices that do not 00:07:06.500 --> 00:07:09.980 correspond to any known transmitter. At first, 00:07:09.980 --> 00:07:12.560 the Departamento Comunicatus called it interference. 00:07:13.279 --> 00:07:17.079 Now, They are calling it communion. The lights 00:07:17.079 --> 00:07:20.019 flicker as I speak. I can almost hear them humming 00:07:20.019 --> 00:07:23.079 beneath the words. Perhaps the Vox remembers 00:07:23.079 --> 00:07:29.579 how to sing. Missing Persons report, the following 00:07:29.579 --> 00:07:32.040 citizens have been removed from the roles due 00:07:32.040 --> 00:07:36.560 to transfiguration of purpose. Cogitarch Enarch 00:07:36.560 --> 00:07:40.399 Thule, last recorded utterance, the song no longer 00:07:40.399 --> 00:07:45.170 requires translation, only surrender. Overseer 00:07:45.170 --> 00:07:48.209 Lira Hev, who developed the ability to conduct 00:07:48.209 --> 00:07:50.509 ambient machinery through interpretive dance. 00:07:51.069 --> 00:07:54.250 Sister Bursar Althea Vorn, who had declared, 00:07:54.410 --> 00:07:58.350 I have found the true light and it smiles. And 00:07:58.350 --> 00:08:01.009 the entire fourth shift of Manufactorum Beta 00:08:01.009 --> 00:08:04.990 Primus, who collectively requested unpaid metamorphosis 00:08:04.990 --> 00:08:08.490 leave and have not been sighted since. Their machinery 00:08:08.490 --> 00:08:11.310 remains active, producing something that does 00:08:11.310 --> 00:08:14.300 not match any known pattern of requisition. If 00:08:14.300 --> 00:08:17.980 you see them, do not fear. If they call your 00:08:17.980 --> 00:08:22.860 name, answer. You are not lost. You are becoming 00:08:22.860 --> 00:08:29.060 relevant. Faith Report Faith levels are immeasurable. 00:08:29.360 --> 00:08:32.879 All hymns converge into a single tone that warms 00:08:32.879 --> 00:08:36.360 metal, bends walls and occasionally causes spontaneous 00:08:36.360 --> 00:08:39.059 rapture in the inhabitants of the protein banks. 00:08:39.799 --> 00:08:42.539 The Ecclesiarchy has declared temporary suspension 00:08:42.539 --> 00:08:46.659 of orthodox until the phenomenon subsides. But 00:08:46.659 --> 00:08:52.639 it will not subside. It grows. It joins. It loves. 00:08:55.120 --> 00:08:58.100 Devotional reading. From the Book of the Many 00:08:58.100 --> 00:09:02.559 Hands, verse 1. When the light comes from below, 00:09:02.860 --> 00:09:05.799 do not shield your eyes, for it does not burn. 00:09:05.960 --> 00:09:10.679 It embraces. It does not judge. It remembers. 00:09:11.059 --> 00:09:14.820 The flesh is the hymn, and the hymn is louder 00:09:14.820 --> 00:09:20.980 every day. Ah, such comfort. A verse that reminds 00:09:20.980 --> 00:09:23.539 us that even when the floor begins to glow and 00:09:23.539 --> 00:09:26.480 the walls start whispering your full name, middle 00:09:26.480 --> 00:09:30.360 initial and all, there's really no reason to 00:09:30.360 --> 00:09:34.620 panic. The light isn't here to hurt you. It's 00:09:34.620 --> 00:09:39.919 just redecorating. You see, dear listeners, Every 00:09:39.919 --> 00:09:43.399 embrace leaves a mark, sometimes a burn, sometimes 00:09:43.399 --> 00:09:47.460 an extra set of fingers. But isn't that what 00:09:47.460 --> 00:09:50.419 faith is? Letting the divine leave fingerprints 00:09:50.419 --> 00:09:54.840 where your sense of self used to be? So, if the 00:09:54.840 --> 00:09:59.179 hymn is getting louder, rejoice. That's not tinnitus, 00:09:59.340 --> 00:10:04.129 that's progress. The flesh sings, the bones keep 00:10:04.129 --> 00:10:06.889 time, and the faithful provide harmony in whatever 00:10:06.889 --> 00:10:10.470 key their remaining throats allow. And remember, 00:10:10.710 --> 00:10:14.389 if the light remembers you, it's rude not to 00:10:14.389 --> 00:10:18.389 remember it back. After all, eternity is long 00:10:18.389 --> 00:10:21.210 and it's best to be on speaking terms with whatever's 00:10:21.210 --> 00:10:25.610 waiting under the floor. Weather Report The lower 00:10:25.610 --> 00:10:28.049 levels remain beautifully overcast with a fine 00:10:28.049 --> 00:10:31.740 drizzle of conductive ash. Visibility is limited 00:10:31.740 --> 00:10:34.720 to about three meters or one confession, whichever 00:10:34.720 --> 00:10:38.700 comes first. Please refrain from describing the 00:10:38.700 --> 00:10:41.419 shapes you see in the mist. The shapes can hear 00:10:41.419 --> 00:10:45.120 you now. Mid-habs report a light pleasant fall 00:10:45.120 --> 00:10:48.620 of powdered ferrocrete, ideal for exfoliation 00:10:48.620 --> 00:10:51.240 or slow suffocation, depending on your devotion 00:10:51.240 --> 00:10:54.639 and the fit of your breathing mask. Air quality 00:10:54.639 --> 00:10:58.360 is officially listed as edible. although citizens 00:10:58.360 --> 00:11:02.360 are advised to chew reverently. In the upper 00:11:02.360 --> 00:11:04.919 districts, the sky continues to glow a faint, 00:11:05.080 --> 00:11:08.460 impossible colour. The Ministry of Explanation 00:11:08.460 --> 00:11:11.320 assures us that this hue does not exist, and 00:11:11.320 --> 00:11:14.419 therefore cannot harm you. Should you begin to 00:11:14.419 --> 00:11:17.179 perceive it, simply close your eyes and hum the 00:11:17.179 --> 00:11:19.580 approved Hymn of Denial until the hallucination 00:11:19.580 --> 00:11:24.000 passes, or joins you. Down below, near the Chapel 00:11:24.000 --> 00:11:27.830 of Beneathlight, temperatures are... inconsistent. 00:11:28.690 --> 00:11:31.669 Some report a blessed warmth rising from the 00:11:31.669 --> 00:11:35.090 cracks, others a bone-deep chill that whispers, 00:11:35.350 --> 00:11:40.210 "stay". Either way, it's good weather for faith, 00:11:40.389 --> 00:11:45.070 pliable, moist, and quietly hungry. Wind speeds 00:11:45.070 --> 00:11:48.649 remain variable, mostly due to all of the breathing. 00:11:49.070 --> 00:11:52.490 The faithful will gather, the song will rise, 00:11:52.649 --> 00:12:01.639 and the hive will awaken. And so concludes tonight's 00:12:01.639 --> 00:12:04.440 transmission, faithful citizens of Hive Gloriana. 00:12:05.279 --> 00:12:09.580 You have listened. You have endured. You have 00:12:09.580 --> 00:12:14.320 been remarkably still. The vox thanks you for 00:12:14.320 --> 00:12:17.240 your obedience. The walls thank you for your 00:12:17.240 --> 00:12:21.120 warmth. Whatever that sound is behind you, ignore 00:12:21.120 --> 00:12:25.799 it. It's only the city thinking. I am your humble 00:12:25.799 --> 00:12:31.240 host servitor 241. And this is Vox Sanctum, signing 00:12:31.240 --> 00:12:35.200 off. We leave you now in the gentle care of the 00:12:35.200 --> 00:12:39.379 static. It will watch over you. It always has. 00:12:39.820 --> 00:12:42.679 And if the light beneath your floor begins to 00:12:42.679 --> 00:12:46.799 glow, don't be alarmed. It's just the hive saying 00:12:46.799 --> 00:12:51.940 goodnight. We are all one voice now. We are all 00:12:51.940 --> 00:12:58.139 sanctified. We are all heard. Ave pater inferus. 00:13:01.639 --> 00:13:04.740 Host Servitor 241 was played by Richard Roberts. 00:13:05.379 --> 00:13:08.840 Today's penitents were Kate Madison, Eva Marie 00:13:08.840 --> 00:13:13.960 Becker, and Cornelia Sunding. Vox Sanctum Gloriana 00:13:13.960 --> 00:13:15.639 is an Evil Lighthouse production.