*excitedly* I've been studying it, you see. And I believe the darkness is caused by a sort of photophobic plasmodium—the same one that causes the evident mutation of wildlife across Eos!—so the sun is, of course, not gone at all; its light is merely blocked out by the overabundance of bacteria in the air."

We have a preliminary version of the inoculation, which—with your approval—we will begin human testing with as soon as possible.

*panicked* Your Highness—! You can't go in there without proper protection.