Happy go Lucky
The lighthouse looks as it always does from the inside
Cole appears wearing his black and grey custom armor that makes his figure look slightly more bulky, he walks up the stairs as he tries to figure out the direction the United States is
Judging on his understanding of the area, he faces NorthWest
Cole takes a deep breath as several vents on his forearms and calves open with several audible clicks as Cole starts levitating off the ground then pitches down slightly as he starts flying towards the North West
He can see himself move past miles of forest untill going by a large mountain range mostly obscured by fog.
Cole decides to climb in altitude in an attempt to go over the mountains and see past the fog
The temratures a bit colder as he moves up. Eventually he reaches high enough to get past the fog as the air becomes more thin
Cole's suit pressurizes due to the air becoming thin as he continues flying
Pas the mountains he sees the fog lower by much more massive pine trees. Their trunks seem the width of a car from this height.
Cole takes note as he continues flying
As he goes he can vissable see the altitude of the land dirastically decline.just as it shallows out to the edges of a beach, he sees something like large islands clustered along the edge of the main island. On a closer look however, its massive cargo ships and vessels all covered in dirt and trees, all overgriwn yet anchored to the shore line. Past the ships he can see a clear ocean
Cole makes a marker on his GPS for this location as he continues flying, ice is starting to form on the edges on his armor
He slowly makes his way out and over the ocean. The water below sees rather clean by the time he can nolonger see the island behind himself
Cole decreases in altitude to prevent further ice buildup as he continues flying
After a long time he can faintly make out a thin line in the distance. He slowly aproaches and can see what seems like the coast. But rather than seeing a large city or even a dock, all he sees is a dense and wild forest of trees. The skies are crystal clear and a vibrant blue with no airplane trails or smog in sight. It all looks untouched.
Cole's suit suddenly looses power as he panics and starts spiraling out of the sky as he desperately screams, "DEPLOY FLAPS, DEPLOY THE FUCKING FLAPS" Cole starts grabbing at his legs trying to grab the manual flap release but hits the water before he can find it
He pludges underneith the waves with great force
Cole groans as he hits the ocean floor but due to his suit being pressurized, he isn't instantly drowning as he starts quickly making his way out of the water before it depressurizes
When he gets his bearings and begins moving up he can see various shadows of large sea life moving around him
Bubbles start to leak out from the rubber parts of Cole's suit as he starts moving faster, hoping that the sea life don't notice him
A few large sharks drift past him as if to get a good look first before one of them quickly swoops in from behind to make a bite at Cole's leg
The shark bites Cole's leg as he quickly turns to look at it, to see that he is face to face with a shark as he screams and uses his free leg to kick at it's nose and general face area
The shark is kicked and backs away as another shark comes in for Cole's arm
Cole can't move in time due to his heavy suit and the water as he's bitten in the arm, as he punches at the shark again
The shark biting into his arm jerks to the side in an attempt to take off a peice
The armor holds as the rubber rips causing a flood of bubbles to escape as Cole takes a deep breath and aims another punch at the shark's mouth
The sharks let go after being hit and back away some from Cole.
Cole (Nick) — 01/25/2024 6:58 PM
Cole continues trying to rush towards the coast but due to the damage to his armor and bones he's slowed significantly as with each step he winces in pain causing his breath to run out before he can reach the coast, water floods his lungs and he drowns
For a long period of time all he sees is darkness. The feeling of the suit around him and the water in his lungs dissolves away. But eventually he hears a low humming that seems electrical. He's able to move
Cole slowly sits up as he opens his eyes and looks around
Its still pitch black. He's completely dry and can feel a hard floor beneith him. He can also feel his clothing and the damaged armor
Cole looks confused as he slowly stands up while shaking slightly and after a moment calls out, "Dad?"
Its gradually becoming more and more cold as no one responds.
Cole hugs himself in an attempt to warm up a little bit as his eyes turn blue
Nothing seems to be happening as the temprature reaches 12 degrees celcius.
Cole's eyes turn a deeper blue as he hugs himself tighter as he calls out again, "This isn't funny dad, you know i hate being cold after i die" Cole starts to trudge forward
His steps sound like he's walking on dense metal as he walks straight into a hard wall
Cole groans as he stumbles backwards and starts trudging in the opposite direction
He quickly walks into another wall, only having walked about 5 feet.
Cole groans and stumbles slightly again as he decides to follow the wall while muttering, "The box again..."
As he feels around he notices a thin wire heading straight up the wall
Cole tries to follow the wire as he sighs, "Where does this go..."
The wire goes along the bottom of the wall before going up again to a small box with a sturdy lightswitch attached
Cole flicks the lightswitch on, "Time to see what horrors await me"
Dingus — 01/25/2024 8:55 PM
An old fashioned lightbulb in the center of the room flicks on revealing the dusty floors of a simple room. A metal rusted frame for a bed rests in the corner beside a wooden door. A few cockroaches dip under the crack of the door the minute the light is on.
Cole makes his way over to the wooden door as he tries to open it
It opens with a loud creak to a pitch black hallway. The light from the room reveals a few other doors along the hall aswell as more lightbulbs fastened to the ceiling with wires running down either side
Cole stares down the hallway as a realization hits him, "I'm not near my dad...am i?" Cole looks for another lightswitch
The next one seems to be far off in the darkness. Part way down the hall he hears a click aswell as a short burst of air being sprayed from several points in the hall. Afterwards it's quiet again.
Cole seems to pause as he looks around before quickly continuing down the hallway to the lightswitch
He finds a large lever where the lightswitch would be
Cole yanks the lever
Lights flicker on around him and illuminate the hall. The lights stretch out for several yards before stopping. Other than the humming of the electricity and the sound of a few rats hiding under doors, it's dead quiet.
Cole looks around for anything of interest as he starts trudging forward
He seems to walk for a long time before hearing metal creak in the distance. Ahead of him is a corner to turn to the left.
Cole continues trudging forward as he mutters, "That better not be something that i have to run from"
As he turns the corner he sees someone standing partly in a doorway of the coridoor. They quickly dip behind a wall the second they see Cole but peek their face out again after a second to get a better look.
Cole squints at them as he tries to move closer to get a better look
They have a human face and ginger hair but duck back behind the wall before Cole could see any more of them.
Cole sighs as he continues trudging with a small groan, "God damn bitch, why the fuck does it have to so DAMN COLD"
Cole walks infront of the open doorway as he can see the man standing with his back to the wall and holding a gun up. He wears a thick winter coat and a bag over one shoulder. His voice trembles as he says in a fairly quiet volume for what he's saying, "Stop moving."
Cole stops moving as he sighs and shakes his head, "I don't have a wallet for you to take"
They look up and down at the armor Cole is wearing, "w-what are you?"
Cole slowly looks over at them, "An inventor i guess? Can i keep fucking walking so i can find my way out of here?"
He lowers the gun, "You're human?"
Cole shrugs as he responds, "You could say that, are you human?"
He puts the gun away, "Yeah?" He steps closer though with caution, "Have you seen the others yet?"
Cole looks confused as his head tilts, "The others?"
The man's expersion changes as he squints at Cole, "Oh, did you just get up?"
Cole nods as he sighs, "You wanna explain where i am?"
The man laughs nervously as he goes to walk past Cole and starts heading down a hall, "The others call it happy go lucky. Our theory at the moment is that it's Hell- er uh heck I mean."
Cole starts following behind him, now used to the cold as he walks while responding, "I see, and who are the others?"
"Just other humans. Assuming you did aswell, we all found ourselves in a random room and so happenly met up. We have larger room where we all stay. You're lucky I was out here looking for supplies when I was." They continue through the halls, taking afew turns as they go.
Cole still seems confused but goes quiet as he follows them
Along the way the man sounds a bit quieter as he speaks, "So uh... what's your name by the way?"
Cole responds as he sighs, "My name is Cole, Cole Genesone"
They reach a pair of metal doors with a sign above it labeled, "Canteen"
The man opens the door and steps in before holding the door open for Cole. On opening the door Cole can feel warm air coming from the room.
Cole's eyes turn a lighter shade of blue as he steps into the room
It looks like a cafineria with beds pulled into one side. There's a faint smell of a few foods coming from the kitchen. Some people stand and sit around a few of the tables and look over at Cole. The man who let Cole in closes the door as he speaks out to the others, "He's human, don't worry. He just rose up while I was out looking."
Cole looks around for anyone that would recognize him as he waves
All he sees are regular humans. They each look to be from vastly different families and each seem to stare at Cole for a long time. The man who let Cole in takes off his winter jacket and hangs it on a hook along with a bunch of others. He wears a brightly colored dress shirt under a t-shirt. He speaks towards the group, "This is Cole Genesone. Do any of us know anyone by that name?" A few of them shake theor heads quietly.
Cole quietly sighs in relief as he nods and mutters, "As to be expected"
The man walks over to Cole and holds out a hand, "Well I'm Morris Hill."
Cole seems to jump slightly at hearing that name as he extends a hand to shake, "Nice to meet you"
Morris shakes his hand and goes to sit with the others, "Now I will ask that you avoid any fowl language around here. We have some young ears around here somewhere."
One of the women in the group speaks up as they keep a close eye on Cole, "I'm pretty sure the new kid figured out how to play hide and seek with him."
Cole seems confused as he asks, "Who's him?"
The woman responds, "There's a child who we found in the halls. However he only speaks French. Since none of us know how to speak that language it's been a bit difficult for him."
Cole raises his hand slightly as he remarks, "I can speak french"
A few of them look between eachother as the woman smiles, "That's perfect! We just have to find him and we can figure out who he is."
A man with short curly black hair scoffs. He has a few hairs on his chin and looks rather annoyed, "Like that's going to help any of us. He's a kid, he's not going to tell us how to get out of here."
Cole sighs as he inspects himself for any wounds, "If i were you i'd be hopeful, kids are often honest if you treat them with respect"
Cole doesn't see any wounds on him and notices the armor he's wearing isn't damaged. The woman responds, "Ignore him. Frankly he doesn't like anyone." The curly haired man laughs at the woman, "At least I don't act like I own the place!" Morris looks nervous as he watches.
Cole looks between the two as he sighs and looks over at Morris, "I'm assuming they do this often?"
Morris nods, "That's Audrey and Louis."
Another man mumbles while watching Audrey and Luis bicker at each other. He has a heavy Russian accent and looks tired, "It's times like these, I wonder if I would be better off picking a direction and walking."
Audrey and Louis's arguing continues down a rabbit trail.
Cole goes to pinch his nose but dinks his hand against his helmet as he groans, "Forgot that i'm still wearing this armor..."
Louis glances over at Cole from the sound and snickers. The Russian man holds out a hand to Cole, "Rafail."
Cole again holds his hand out to Rafail as he responds, "Nice to meet you"
Rafail gives him a firm handshake. There's a beeping from the kitchen as Morris gets up, "I'll be back-" Morris rushes to the kitchen as Audrey and Louis continue to fight. Cole feels like he's being watched
Cole seems to suddenly tense up as he looks around for what's watching him
He spots a little girl hiding around a corner who giggles and ducks behind the wall.
Cole sighs as he calls out in a confused voice, "Bonjour?"
The girl peeks her head out. She has blond straight hair and brown eyes, "What does Bonjour mean?"
Audrey huffs as she sees the girl and speaks towards her, "Brook, this is Cole. He might be here for awhile, try not to scare him."
The little girl nods.
Cole sighs as he shakes his head, "It's very hard to scare me, i just don't like being watched"
Brook exclaims, "I scare people with words!"
Audrey grumbles, "Brook. Don't."
Brook mischiefly smiles.
Cole chuckles lightly and shakes his head, "Right"
Brook stays quiet as she walks over to a random table and checks under it, "If anyone has seen the new kid, I told him to hide somewhere." Now in full sight, the girl wears a shirt with various moths printed on it and cargo pants.
Cole groans and shakes his head as he mutters, "Of course"
The girl checks under another table, "Cole, do you want to help find him?"
Cole shrugs as he answers, "You know what? Sure, i've got forever"
The girl looks excited as she grins. Audrey looks to Cole, "If she ever bugs you too much let me know. You don't have to babysit if you don't want to."
Louis snickers under his breath, "If audrey bugs you too much le-" Audrey wacks him on the side of the arm as he exclaims, "Ow... rude."
Cole rolls his eyes as he heads over to Brook, "So do you have a vague guess as to when you told him to hide?"
Brook nods and looks up at Cole, "Just a bit ago. He found me, then I found him, and he found me again. So If I find him we will be tied."
Cole glances around for anything that looks like it's been misplaced
Theres several metal lockers lining one wall and the area for getting food is being used for somekind of storage. One of the doors ona locker looks barely cracked open.
Cole gestures towards one of the lockers as he asks, "Have you checked that one?"
The girl walks over to the locker and swings it open. She shakes her head, "I don't see him."
Cole sighs as he looks for anything else that looks out of place
As he moves near the lockers he can see a pile of coats in the bottom. The pile moves slightly.
Cole snickers as he remarks, "I don't think clothes are supposed to move"
Brook tilts her head before looking down at the pile. She gasps before quickly snatching a coat up. Underneith the coats is a young boy that is slightly older than the girl. He jolts as he's startled by the girl and sighs. He has dark curly hair and green eyes. He starts to climb out of the locker and dust himself off with a seemingly annoyed expresion. The girl laughs obnoxiously, "HAHA!!! Got you again!"
Cole seems to recoil slightly from the laugh but sighs as he notices the kid as he remarks, "Is that the kid that only speaks French?"
Brook nods, "Yeah he is. Its was really hard teaching him hide and seek."
Cole nods as he looks at the kid and asks, "Salut comment tu t'appelles?"
The kid looks up at Cole with slight sursprise, "Français?" He sighs, "Enfin... je m'appelle Tyson."
Cole nods as he responds, "Enchanté de vous rencontrer, Tyson, je m'appelle Cole Genesone" then gestures at the general group as he continues, "et ces gens semblent curieux de savoir si vous connaissez une issue?"
Tyson shakes his head, "Non je n'ai pas. En êtes-vous un autre?"
Brook looks back and forth at them as she watches
Cole sighs as he solmly shakes his head, "c'est malheureux, et oui, j'en suis un autre"
Tyson continues, "Ils devraient savoir qu'il ne faut pas dépasser la quatrième salle. Il n’y a là aucune limite." Brook gets bored as she goes to annoy Audrey
Cole nods thankfully, "merci pour l'avertissement" Cole then turns to face the group, "I have some news..."
Audrey, Louis, and Rafail look in Cole's direction. Tyson folds his arms and sighs.
Cole takes a breath as he explains, "he doesn't know a way out and says that we shouldn't go past the fourth room because there aren't any limits, also his name is Tyson"
Audrey thinks befoee speaking, "The doors marked four. I think Morris found those one time. They're pretty far out."
Rafail speaks up, "What is this about limits? No limits to what?"
Cole sighs as he turns to Tyson, "ils veulent savoir ce que tu entends par limites"
Tyson sounds more nervous as he speaks and scratches the back of his head, "Euh... Difficile à expliquer. C'est comme si l'âme elle-même n'avait pas de limites. Ce serait bien si cela ne signifiait pas non plus que cette créature n'avait pas de limites."
Cole nods as he asks, "y a-t-il autre chose que je devrais savoir?"
"Si vous voyez la créature là-bas, éteignez les lumières et restez silencieux."
Cole nods as he turns to the group, "The creature's soul has no limits, and if you see the creature turn off the lights and stay quiet"
Louis looks confused, "The hell does that mean?"
Audrey snaps at Louis, "-Language."
Rafail sighs, "Could be that thing that got the others."
Cole shrugs as he sighs, "I'm not sure what you want, that's what the kid told me"
Louis continues, "And how does he know about this stuff? If you ask me he knows more than he's letting on."
Cole glances at the kid as he asks, "En savez-vous plus que vous ne le dites? Je ne leur dirai pas si tu l'es"
Tyson sighs, "sorte de. Je ne sais plus ce que je suis"
Louis slightly raises an eyebrow
Cole's tone seems concerned as he asks, "tu ne sais pas ce que tu es? peux-tu élaborer?"
Tyson looks down a bit as he speaks, "C'est difficile. Comme si mon âme se sentait mal. Le froid me fait mal et tout ce que je bois me brûle les entrailles."
Cole tone shifts to even more concerned, "ton âme se sent mal? peux-tu élaborer?"
Tyson seems more and more nervous as they speak, "Ce n'est tout simplement plus la même chose qu'avant. Ça m'inquiète."
Cole's head tilts slightly as he asks, "avant? Avant quoi?"
"Avant d'être ici."
Cole tone shifts to being kind, "Si je peux me permettre, comment es-tu arrivé ici?"
"Je ne sais pas. Je me suis couché et je me suis retrouvé ici."
Cole seems nervous as he sighs, "Cela peut paraître étrange, mais si vous le savez, pouvez-vous me dire quelle est l'odeur de votre sang?"
Tyson looks confused, "Je ne sais pas."
Cole sighs, "est-ce que tu serais d'accord que je reçoive une petite quantité de sang?"
Tyson takes a deep breath, "Pas beaucoup. Je ne veux pas que ça fasse mal."
Cole nods as he unsheathes his knife, "Ce ne serait qu'une petite piqûre, je ferai en sorte que ce soit aussi indolore que possible"
The others stare Cole down as they all look concerened. Audrey yells out, "WHAT ARE YOU DOING?"
Tyson looks away and holds out an arm.
Cole looks at the group and shrugs, "I'm a doctor" Cole then as gently as possible pricks Tyson's arm
Theres a small dot of blood as Tyson winces slightly. A sweet scent rises from the blood.
Cole seems to sigh as he says, "exactement comme je le pensais" then turns to the group, "His blood is just as i thought"
Audrey sounds concerned, "Is he ok?"
Cole nods as he sheathes his knife, "He's fine, i wouldn't do anything that would kill him"
Audrey continues, "But you mentioned his blood? His he healthy?" Louis is curiously watching Tyson for a moment
Cole nods, "Perfectly healthy, he just has special blood" Cole turns to Tyson, "ton sang est spécial"
Tyson slowly nods, "...d'accord?"
Cole continues as he explains, "je n'ai pas le nom exact mais ton sang a des propriétés magiques"
Tyson now looks very confused. Just then Morris steps out from the kitchen as he heads back to the table, "Did I miss much?"
Cole sighs as he shakes his head, "même si je ne comprends pas bien, mais je suis sûr que j'aurai une réponse pour toi à un moment donné" Cole turns to Morris, "We got some warnings about the creature, like don't go past the fourth door because the limit on the creature is lifted and if it finds you to go silent and turn the lights off"
Morris tilts his head slightly, "So that thing was real. I wasn't seeing things."
Cole's tone shifts to being curious, "Did you see what it looked like?"
Morris nods, "Sort of. Its about as tall as the doorways and wears something like a cloak."
Cole notes that mentally as he nods, "Good to know"
Morris sighs, "I don't know much longer I can go without seeing sunlight."
Cole cracks his neck and streches, "Well, i've got nothing better to do other then explore
Rafail nods, "Good luck."
Audrey seems worried for him, "Are you sure? You're still new around here, wouldn't wnat to get lost in the dark."
Cole taps his helmet, "I'll be fine" Cole looks over at Tyson, "je vais aller explorer, je veillerai à tenir compte de vos avertissements"
Tysone nods, "Bonne chance."
Louis laughs some, "Just don't find another Audrey will ya?"
Cole rolls his eyes as he heads for the door and mutters, "And i won't find another fuckin louis...." Cole then exits the canteen
He hears a loud laugh from Audrey before an argument insues. On leaving the canteen and closing the doors behind himself, it's quickly very quiet. A few halls ahead of him are lit up.
Cole starts walking as he watches out for the fourth room
As he walks he sees theres labels on tje doors with numbers. Most of them near the canteen have the number 9 on them. The further out he goes the lower the numbers become. Towards the doors numbered with 6 he finds a larger room with the lights turned off. In the distance he can see the light of the hall continuing.
Cole's head tilts as he strolls into the 6th room casually as he looks around
In the darkness he can faintly make out a a few large steel beams heading upwards at a slanted angle
Cole walks up to the steel beams and inspects them with a curious expression
He finds large light bulbs sticking out of the sides of them
Cole tries to pluck one of the light bulbs out
it screws out of the socket. he now has a lightbulb
Cole sighs as he walks out of the room and continues walking, still watching out for the 4th room
As he heads down the halls he finds the rooms labeled 4. Past them there are no lights turned on and its pitch black. Cole stares down the hallway as he exhales heavily and walks as quietly as he can
On walking through he can sense the air around him feels strange. He feels as if a burden is slowly being lifted from his soul. Theres a slight tapping of metal on metal in the distance as he instantly gets a violent chill.
Cole starts smiling then almost instantly pulls his arms to his chest as he shivers and mutters, "what the fuck...."
Soon the feeling completely lifts. He is able to leave. The tapping is movibg closer with an impossibly long stride for the height of the halls.
Cole disappears after hearing the tapping
