On March 7, the world and all of us at Satire V were devastated by the information that the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) lost a Boeing 777 after letting it out of the hangar for its morning run. The 777, named MH370 by its owner, was last spotted leaving the hangar and heading out to the tarmac. At this time, KLIA lost sight of MH370. Any attempts to call MH370 back were fruitless.

 We spoke with a shaken KLIA worker, Zikri Basta, to get a more personal account of the story. “We figured he was just going to Beijing. That little rascal was always going over to the Beijing airport and running around in its tarmac,” claimed Basta, nostalgically. However, a brief conversation with Beijing revealed that MH370 had not been there.

 At this time, KLIA began putting up “lost flight” posters. These posters contained a picture of the 777, taken only a few days before the incident, and a message that said “Lost Plane. Last seen playing in the KLIA tarmac. If found, please call +60 3-8777 8888.” All of us at Satire V were devastated to see such a heart wrenching plea.

 Despite the widespread publicity caused due to these posters, all searches for MH370 proved futile for several weeks. Occasionally, a rumor would arise and be quelled within a number of days. Several people reported hearing a distinct “pinging” noise coming from India’s pool, thought to potentially be caused by MH370. Aside from these claims, though, there has been no word.

 “We just can’t believe this happened. We treated MH370 so well. It’s unfathomable that he would run away like this,” choked Basta. “We just have to hope for the best.”