Chapter 1: The Corpse of Steel(10)

No, don't worry, this isn't one of those whiny stories with a message about living green or saving the planet either, dear listener. Our problem took care of itself, eventually. Not without some casualties, but... that's a story for another time. Right now I'm worried about a different crumbling ecosystem.
Sobbing.
It's quiet, distant and muffled by the many layers between its source and me.