No one had noticed that the youngest, Lyra, walked over to the little radio sitting on a desk across the room. Stella had encountered them before. These small things, often running on battery had been popular during her college time. Lyra examined it:

“Hey, I think there’s a cassette inside!” After another short examination she found the on switch. Old timey music filled the room.

“What the hell, Lyra?” Stella shook her head. Eri rose from the moldered couch and headed for the little radio as well: “Well, maybe it’s not useless. We could try to contact some humans. Maybe they can help us!”

Lyra grabbed him by the wrist: “But first you dance with me!”