• The Forest of St. Arcadia:

    Summons


    [ System emergency reboot initiated, starting up system manager A.V.I.D. ]

    - Start up successful, initializing worker headcount -

    [ 1 of 5000 accounted for, contacting regional station for additional workers ]

    { Error connection failed, Plan B enabled }

    [ worker CJ-032 pod hibernation sequence online, defrost stage initialized, performing wake-up call ]

    - Wake-up call successful, beginning vital check -

    "I'm fine, I'm fine, just need to stretch a little." Worker CJ-032 mumbled as he stretched out
    after a long hibernation, rubbing his eyes he looks around the chamber filled with empty stasis pods and a peering monitor camera hovering over him.

    "Good morning CJ, sorry to wake you up so late." System Manager gleefully said as the monitor camera rock up and down.

    "No need to apologize Avi, where are the others?" CJ asked as he looks up at the monitor.

    "The remaining 4,999 workers have not been accounted for and my data log have no information of their whereabouts or their disappearance. I'm also having troubles with the Door's protocol so chances of contacting the regional station is a no go." System Manager Avi stated as the monitor camera is moved away by CJ due to its close proximity to his face.

    CJ sits down on a bench adjacent to his stasis pod and opening the cold storage cabinet beneath the bench pulling out a vaporizer and taking a short breath before puffing a long vapor. Reaching back down the cabinet he pulled out his Personal Assistant Device pushing the power button twice to start it up. As the screen slowly lights up a vixen character wakes up from her virtual bed rubbing the back of her head looking up at CJ before laying her head down on the pillow.

    "Carmine, now's not the time to go back to sleep." CJ said before taking a breath of vaporizer.

    "Just a few minutes *yawn* I'll be right with you." Carmine replied as she lazily goes back to sleep.

    "No more scones if you can't help me figure out what's wrong with the Door back to regional." CJ said putting Carmine down on a P.A.D. stand puffing vapor at the screen.

    "Fine." Carmine said with a pout and slowly stands up brushing her night gown and changing to her day clothes ready for work.

    After seeing CJ and his personal assistant ready Avi changed to a larger screen. "Well now that everyone is ready I'd like the two of you to check with rift to see if there's a problem with dimensional connection with the Door." said Avi after opening a map to the facility, highlighting the Spatial Tunneling section. "I'll send in a few drones to check out the Door and have them see if there are any issues with the Doorframe." Avi later applied.

    CJ dotted down notes for Carmine to keep track of while they're their, "If there is damage on the connector send some spatial repair bots to the S.T. section and have a few drones look for any external damage to the section." CJ said as he finished one last note for Carmine and looking at both the map and Avi as he too takes notes for reminders and nodded.

    "Well while you're out there, take the rover out, I've enabled the control panel for the garage and when you get a view of the outside, you'd find it hard to believe that this place was once a barren planet." Avi noted as CJ gives a nod.

    With Carmine at hand CJ heads out the cryo chamber walking towards the garage but later taking a detour heading to the barracks and stopped at the foot of the cafeteria door as it opens up to reveal an almost lifeless room. "Feels uneasy being the only person alive in this facility, even if I have to see if there's anyone else that's alive, I'd only lose hope." CJ woefully said as he continues onward to one of the living quarters where his room is located. After reaching his room and putting away his vaporizer he entered seeing a room that hasn't been touched for a long, long time with no dust or rusted interior.

    Having a look around the room via device cam, Carmine looks at CJ, "Well it may feel like we just left if after a day but insulated rooms with filtered vent system keeps everything looking like time hasn't touched it." She said as the device cam returns to it's socket.

    With a short nod CJ grabs his coat and goggles then heads out to the garage located nearby the barracks.

    Shortly after arriving, the automated lights haven't activated and later after finding the breaker box for the lighting system, the slow glow of the backup lights fills the heavy two story garage with a few vehicles parked near the blast doors and a few others still in maintenance. Walking towards the control station and grabbing a control panel for a standard light lift rover, CJ walks up to the blast door's master terminal and after hooking it up with the control panel he had and enabling the doors, heavy gears grind and slowly rotate opening the large heavy doors as the bright light outside peers into the dark room flourishing overgrowth of trees and flora creates a beautiful scene of nature.

    "Well this ain't so bad, time to get to work." With a breathe of fresh air and with Carmine in his breast pocket, CJ walks back to one of the rovers and takes it out.