Ladies and gentlemen, we have arrived at the convergence of longitudes.
Behind us is the geothermal research station ship Simpatico, here to determine the event horizon of the global tide.
The weather outside is minus 50 Celsius. Not a very good temperature to leave your coats behind.
This very point is the origin of the massive earthquake that shook the world at exactly 16:27, on April 10th…
Ah?
What do you mean the radar is malfunctioning?
What are we dealing with? A massive ionized column?
How massive...?

What do you mean, you can see it?!
Oh my god.

No, it’s not a mirage. There’s no warm air here to sustain a mirage.

No, I did not loose my…
This unprecedented occurrence... What we are witnessing today… could...
No, will! …Change the way of our world forever.

Are we still recording?
This… this is a grand catch, indeed.

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24-ish hours. One day and night of non stop work.
Software used: Painter 9 and Photoshop CS
Hardware used: Wacom Intuos 6x8 tablet
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