It was only scientific theory… until it happened… a single molecule of Strange Matter collided with the earth; it’s perfect, low energy, form acting as a catalyst to slowly, relentlessly, transform the earth into a Strange Star; a perfectly flat crystalline mass of faintly glowing purple Strange Matter… The initial collision occurred in a remote part of the Yukon, far from human eyes… the first reports came from Google Maps anomaly hunters; a perfectly circular stretch of flat, purple, terrain in the remote wilderness. But these were discredited as hoaxes; spurred on by the US and Canadian governments, who were frantically working behind the scenes to find a solution for this apocalyptic scenario… but there was no stopping it… not when the universe itself had decided we… the very matter we’re made from… is no longer perfect enough… The coverup collapsed when Anchorage was consumed; the flood of content on social media and the subsequent loss of communication with such a large US city proving too much to sweep under the rug… Now the world know three things: # The end is coming; creeping forward at 30km (19miles) per day. # When you see purple on the horizon, run! # Don’t fall to the temptation to lay eyes upon the purple expanse… lest you succumb to the seduction to become one with it that seems to overcome everyone who does… Now you find yourself in your Seattle apartment, the highways already clogged to a standstill by the flood of refugees from Vancouver, looking out upon the purple glow on the horizon that persists day and night…