In what has sent the scientific world into a spin, there have been reports out of The National Aeronautics and Space Administration headquarters in Washington D.C. that there may actually be life in Charlesland.
The Greystones estate has long been regarded as a black hole within a vacuum trapped inside a vortex, and scientists have long bickered over the possibility of life ever existing in such an environment.
But now, thanks to NASA’s Voyager 5’s ground-breaking plasma wave instrument radar, what researchers are describing as a “mysterious chuckle” has been picked up by the European Space Station.
“At this point, it’s hard to determine exactly what the sound actually is,” offers NASA chief Tom Major, “but we’re hopeful that we may have actually found a sign of life in this barren terrain. It could, of course, be a technical glitch on our part, so, we’re still analysing the recording.”
The fact that the chuckle in question is preceded by what one NASA sound analyst described as “quite possibly a slurp of drink being consumed” has led experts to surmise that the owner of the recorded laugh may be imbibing some form of liquid refreshment.
“It’s important to point out at this stage that the recording itself comes from the outer reaches of the Greystones estate,” says Dr. Garth Vadar, an expert in the field of acoustic waves. “So, it might just be those homeless guys having a party in the hedge behind Shoreline. Once again. We’re waiting for the sound rendering guys to come back to us on that one.”
With America’s aeronautics and aerospace research giant now employing their Science Mission Directorate arm’s Heliophysics Research Program as part of their Charlesland investigation, the possibility of human life in the estate has left many Greystonians stunned.
“I’ve driven through Charlesland many, many times,” says local plumber Cha Bacca, “just to frighten the kids – you should see their faces! – and I’ve never seen anyone out on the streets there, ever. There’s no atmosphere there. Literally. So, this is shocking news altogether…”
Added local landscaper Cal Rissian from Grattan Park, “It’s just too incredible to imagine that someone could actually live there, amidst all that quiet, all that emptiness. What that would do to a person, I shudder to think.
“It’s no wonder the little bugger has turned to the drink…”