Tech Thriller

The Last Beacon

Preserve the signal or preserve the silence?

You are Dr. Elias Voss, 42, the overworked custodian of the city’s last public emergency broadcast system. As the annual festival floods the streets with tourists, the system picks up a cryptic signal that could either be a vital warning or a dangerous hoax. With corporate contractors circling to dismantle the aging infrastructure, deciding whether to broadcast the message could mean saving lives or hastening the system’s demise.