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Ludya

Patrick, what can we do? I’m going out of my mind, and all I do is feed the kids and make components for the tunnel and computer graphics and shit for the course, like my life isn’t about to end any moment.

Patrick

I have an idea how to get rid of the body and still keep the phone active. I’ve been studying resin and how to preserve organic things in it. I’ve been gathering what I need from RH, although after Gela’s email yesterday I’ll have to source some things myself.

Ludya

You MUST. We can’t go on like this.

WhatsApp chat between Ludya Parak and Patrick Bright, 18 April 2024:

Ludya

S and J told me what you want to do. There are no words, Pat.

Patrick

Words are useless, Luds.

WhatsApp chat between Jonathan Danners and Patrick Bright, 20 April 2024:

Jonathan

Have you got everything you need?

Patrick

I have. A saw to cut through the flesh while it’s frozen, then a bucket of drying powder for the head. It’ll dry as it defrosts – I’ve practised on flowers and scorpions.

Jonathan

What do we do between the bucket and the resin? The phone needs to be activated every five minutes.

Patrick

We can sink the head in the powder, but leave enough uncovered to activate the phone.

Jonathan

That had better work, Patrick.

Patrick

I hope it will.

Jonathan

You HOPE? We need more than that.

Patrick

It’ll work. I’ll do the hands too, in case we need his fingerprints. The rest can go.

Royal Hastings, University of London Multimedia Art MA *Final Project*

Candidate name: Patrick Bright