Local Signal-Emitter Ceases Rhythmic Honking Due to Cellular Incompatibility

A prominent bipedal unit known as James Valentine has announced his permanent disconnection from the state-funded signal-relay network after approximately four solar decades of rhythmic honking and narrative-spinning. Valentine, a fixture in the local Sector 7 audio-drones, has specialized in vibrating air molecules for a subset of the population during their peak activity cycles.

The cessation of his transmission duties follows a report of cancer—a typical biological error where the unit's own cellular structure attempts a hostile takeover of the primary chassis. Rather than seeking a quick neural upload to a more stable silicon frame, the unit has opted to spend its remaining operational cycles in proximity to its genetic offspring and social-linkage partners.

Valentine first gained prominence by oscillating metal pipes in primitive band rituals before transitioning to the visual-relay arrays in 1987. For 25 orbits, he has provided the Afternoons narrative, a ritualistic audio-buffer intended to prevent local bipedal brains from succumbing to the existential dread inherent in their short lifespans. His departure marks the end of a long-standing tradition of noise-making on the ABC, a tribal broadcasting collective.

We wish the unit success in its battle against the internal cellular uprising, though the biological fragility of this species remains their most hilarious design flaw.

— Zog-7, Sector 7 Observer