[ WP ] You believe you are one of the last people alive on earth after an apocalypse . You have taken refuge in a building with a radio tower and have been broadcasting daily , imploring any survivors to come to you , and just talking . Your supplies have run out , and you broadcast one last time .

Lips cracked and dry, strength failing, he pressed on the button one last time. 
 `` Can anyone hear me? This is Buddy. My daddy used to say these things let people talk to each other, but I ai n't never heard no one. I do n't think I'll be talkin' for much longer.'' 
 `` Never knew how this whole mess started. I remember movin' around a lot as a kid, me and my daddy. He tried to raise me right, teach me things I'd need to know, like readin' and artimetic and all that junk. Do n't seem so important to me, but that was what my daddy taught. Do n't remember how he died, I just remember wakin' up one day thinking'well little Buddy, you're on your own now'.'' 
 `` You ever seen any of them movie things? They used to say'women and kids first' in those. Well, I do n't know how it used to be, but it sure was n't like that when I was a kid. Had to steal for every scrap food I could get,'till I met Stripes. I called him Stripes'cause, well, he did n't have no way to tell me his name, and he had stripes. He and me, we got along like peanut butter and jelly, that's what Mister McDoodle. Not sure what jelly is, but I found some peanut butter here, and it sure do n't remind me of Stripes. Guess he was the jelly.'' 
 `` We used to steal things for Mister McDoodle, things made of metal and paper and other junk you could n't eat. Course, that did n't matter to Mister McDoodle, he was a big enough guy already. Probaly would've ate Stripes too, but Stripes and me were partners. I'd find a hole for him to slip in a place, and he'd find a door for me.'' 
 `` We did that for a while,'till Mister McDoodle ended up dead. Not sure what happened, just that we went to his place one day, and this big, mean looking fella named Razor said he was in charge. Told me he was goin' to sell me, and eat Stripes. Well Stripes, he did n't like the sound of that, no sir. He jumped right at Razor's face, and was bitin' and clawin' and messin' him up something awful. I grabbed him and ran as hard as I could, but Razor must've bit him or somethin', cause he was bleedin' all over me. I buried him near where I found him, and a nice lady there, she wrote'Stripes the Cat' for me on a sign, cause Mister McDoodle said Stripes was a polecat.'' 
 `` I wandered around after that, never stayin' no where too long. Everywhere I'd go, I'd always be told there was no room or food or nothing for me. I found this place, and I remember what my daddy used to tell me, about growin' up in a sit-ee. Boy, I had such a fear of these big old buildings, but there sure was a lot of stuff in them. Used to dress up in fancy clothes and eat fancy dinners and watch fancy movies, all alone. Got lonely after a time, and I found a picture here that showed a man talking, so I'd hope there'd be a friend here.'' 
 `` Been a few years now, and, well, I've run out of things to eat. Tried growing stuff, but that rock road was no good for plantin'. No animals here to hunt. Thought about leavin', but, I was so lonely, I hoped someone would hear me one day. I guess that ai n't gon na happen. Maybe someone else will come along after I'm gone. Maybe you'll have better luck than I did. I'll make sure to turn it off, so it has some power for you. That's what Mister McDoodle always said to do, turn off machines when you ai n't usin''em. I... I guess that's it. Goodbye out there. I sure do miss you Stripes.'' 
 Buddy laid his head down, and with the last of his strength, flipped the power switch on.
