Having never experienced such a chilling cold, Kasen struggled in her trek across the frozen wasteland. People were said to have once lived here, but that was years and years ago. She had never met anyone from these lands, but from what she had read it used to be a tropical paradise. It was hard to imagine now when everything was coated in thick ice and any signs of life appeared to be devoid. After walking for several hours, the ice and snow crunching beneath her feet, sometimes tapping and leaving and almost echo in her ear, she decided to stop. In every which direction she looked it was just an endless barren land. She occasionally passed small animals that always appeared to be hungry and aggressive. Luckily many seemed wary of her. Perhaps human life occurred little here, given the circumstances. Either way she was somewhat grateful. She almost decided to turn back, her body freezing and feet starting to hurt. Maybe this was all just one giant goose chase. Maybe there really wasn't anything worth investigating out here. If there was a lab, there was no way anyone could withstand the cold long enough to survive, let alone continue work. Still, in the distance, Kasen could always make out a very bright light. She had been heading in the direction of it since it showed up in the horizon.
She decided to continue on further, drawing ever close to the light. After another two hours passed, Kasen realized she really did need to stop and rest to warm her body. Her mind could handle the strain but her body was only so limited. She wasn't like her brother where he was just the embodiment of fire and heat. No, Kasen was basically the embodiment of water, which froze even faster when exposed to ice. She hoped maybe to come across a cave or something that would protect her from the wind. She thought all was lost for a bit, but then she saw something. In the distance there appeared to be an old run down building, it wasn't very large, but it was definitely distinguishable. Perhaps it used to be a business or something. Kasen ran towards it, the small red head ready to at least have some protection from the cold. As she drew closer, she stopped, a small gasp leaving her lips. There was an old sign that had fallen that read [GE ETIC ENGIN ING AND TEST G LAB. W RNING: TRESPA ERS WI L BE...] Despite many of the letters missing and part of the sign being broken, Kasen managed to indicate that this was the genetic engineering lab she was looking for. This was one of the facilities. One of her father's facilities. The tip had been right, but this building look long condemned and nearly consumed by the environment. Still, Kasen had to see if there was anything inside. Maybe she could learn where her father went next, or what his ultimate goal was. She needed to know more.
With quite a bit of force, Kasen pushed an old door open. It appeared the locks and doors didn't take much to break down after exposure to the cold. It was dark and damp inside. Apparently some of the ice had turned to water here, though much of the facility did at first seem to be coated in the ice like the outside. There was a little bit of light that streamed in from the outside which was the only thing that gave her any visibility. At some point she removed a small crystal that generated at least a small amount of light in her vicinity to make sure she didn't accidentally hurt herself.
Proceeding down the long corridors, Kasen passed what she could distinctly indicate were holding rooms, most likely similar to what she was in. Dried blood coated the floor, as well as several bones, and what appeared to be frozen bodies preserved in ice. She had to quickly move beyond that to avoid triggering some unpleasant childhood trauma. She did, however stop at a room that looked like a records room. This would be where she would find what she was looking for, should it be anywhere. There were papers scattered everywhere over desks and chairs and lab equipment that was strewn about the room. Kasen picked a few up only to discover many of them were financial records, test subject "consent" forms, employment papers, and general codes of conduct. Kasen felt some bile rise into her throat and choked it down. These people were monsters hiding under the guise that what they were doing was ethical. Kasen sighed and continued looking. She found a large cabinet that was locked, but again, because everything was frozen over it was easy to break it apart. Inside were binders upon binders. Each had a different name and identification number on it. Kasen took a few out, placing them on a desk. She flipped one open and saw they were test subject records. Records of what tests had been done and what the outcomes were, unfortunately only a limited amount was still legible. She flipped through binder after binder, reading everything she could, but all the cases were heavily blacked out and every single end case ended in death of the test subject. A tear fell from one of her eyes and it froze almost instantaneously, causing a sharp sting. Kasen wiped it away quickly, stopping herself from letting more fall. She opened the last binder in the locker, it appeared to be the final documents recorded before the facility was overran by the Great Freeze.
Kasen clutched the paper tightly in her hand. The papers were still here and so was the facility. Perhaps the freeze came sooner than anticipated. Why else would everything still be as it was? There were so many more questions. Kasen stuffed the paper into her bag, along with one of the binders to take back with her to show Kaen. This was a lot of progress indeed. She still was hoping to get an idea of where her father is. She wondered if he could, perhaps, be the "Doctor" that was mentioned in the final entry. More questions. Kasen left the records room and continued down another winding hallway. She came to a large room in the facility. One wall was missing entirely, and many ice shards pierced through the remaining ceiling. She looked across the tundra again. She could still see the light in the distance. Suddenly, Kasen jumped out of her skin when she heard a crashing sound that came from one of the dark hallways. Her breath increased ever so slightly. What was out here? Was something in the facility still alive? "Hello?" She slowly moved toward the sound, edging slowly down the hallway, wondering what she would find. Maybe it was nothing but the wind, but if it was something more, she needed to check it out.
I have a Discovery of Random Choice card that I bought and was approved for [Here]
WC: 1,301
She decided to continue on further, drawing ever close to the light. After another two hours passed, Kasen realized she really did need to stop and rest to warm her body. Her mind could handle the strain but her body was only so limited. She wasn't like her brother where he was just the embodiment of fire and heat. No, Kasen was basically the embodiment of water, which froze even faster when exposed to ice. She hoped maybe to come across a cave or something that would protect her from the wind. She thought all was lost for a bit, but then she saw something. In the distance there appeared to be an old run down building, it wasn't very large, but it was definitely distinguishable. Perhaps it used to be a business or something. Kasen ran towards it, the small red head ready to at least have some protection from the cold. As she drew closer, she stopped, a small gasp leaving her lips. There was an old sign that had fallen that read [GE ETIC ENGIN ING AND TEST G LAB. W RNING: TRESPA ERS WI L BE...] Despite many of the letters missing and part of the sign being broken, Kasen managed to indicate that this was the genetic engineering lab she was looking for. This was one of the facilities. One of her father's facilities. The tip had been right, but this building look long condemned and nearly consumed by the environment. Still, Kasen had to see if there was anything inside. Maybe she could learn where her father went next, or what his ultimate goal was. She needed to know more.
With quite a bit of force, Kasen pushed an old door open. It appeared the locks and doors didn't take much to break down after exposure to the cold. It was dark and damp inside. Apparently some of the ice had turned to water here, though much of the facility did at first seem to be coated in the ice like the outside. There was a little bit of light that streamed in from the outside which was the only thing that gave her any visibility. At some point she removed a small crystal that generated at least a small amount of light in her vicinity to make sure she didn't accidentally hurt herself.
Proceeding down the long corridors, Kasen passed what she could distinctly indicate were holding rooms, most likely similar to what she was in. Dried blood coated the floor, as well as several bones, and what appeared to be frozen bodies preserved in ice. She had to quickly move beyond that to avoid triggering some unpleasant childhood trauma. She did, however stop at a room that looked like a records room. This would be where she would find what she was looking for, should it be anywhere. There were papers scattered everywhere over desks and chairs and lab equipment that was strewn about the room. Kasen picked a few up only to discover many of them were financial records, test subject "consent" forms, employment papers, and general codes of conduct. Kasen felt some bile rise into her throat and choked it down. These people were monsters hiding under the guise that what they were doing was ethical. Kasen sighed and continued looking. She found a large cabinet that was locked, but again, because everything was frozen over it was easy to break it apart. Inside were binders upon binders. Each had a different name and identification number on it. Kasen took a few out, placing them on a desk. She flipped one open and saw they were test subject records. Records of what tests had been done and what the outcomes were, unfortunately only a limited amount was still legible. She flipped through binder after binder, reading everything she could, but all the cases were heavily blacked out and every single end case ended in death of the test subject. A tear fell from one of her eyes and it froze almost instantaneously, causing a sharp sting. Kasen wiped it away quickly, stopping herself from letting more fall. She opened the last binder in the locker, it appeared to be the final documents recorded before the facility was overran by the Great Freeze.
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</i>FINAL ENTRY:
It appears that our testing here has been useless in it's advancement to complete the project. The doctor is not pleased with our results, indicating many of the other facilities have produced results at the very least. While some of our final subjects show potential promise, I fear we will not finish testing. The temperatures continue to grow colder and colder by the day. The doctor has issued a complete shutdown of the facility. We have been working on moving many of our operations elsewhere. We have since began to shut down the operation. Many of the documents have been blacked out. By next week, we shall burn everything, including the facility to the ground. We still have some preparations that need to be made. This is Dr. Nezumi signing off. We have failed.
Kasen clutched the paper tightly in her hand. The papers were still here and so was the facility. Perhaps the freeze came sooner than anticipated. Why else would everything still be as it was? There were so many more questions. Kasen stuffed the paper into her bag, along with one of the binders to take back with her to show Kaen. This was a lot of progress indeed. She still was hoping to get an idea of where her father is. She wondered if he could, perhaps, be the "Doctor" that was mentioned in the final entry. More questions. Kasen left the records room and continued down another winding hallway. She came to a large room in the facility. One wall was missing entirely, and many ice shards pierced through the remaining ceiling. She looked across the tundra again. She could still see the light in the distance. Suddenly, Kasen jumped out of her skin when she heard a crashing sound that came from one of the dark hallways. Her breath increased ever so slightly. What was out here? Was something in the facility still alive? "Hello?" She slowly moved toward the sound, edging slowly down the hallway, wondering what she would find. Maybe it was nothing but the wind, but if it was something more, she needed to check it out.
I have a Discovery of Random Choice card that I bought and was approved for [Here]
WC: 1,301