Welcome to the Facility

[Ash]

Tristan lay there for a moment and felt the icy cold water drip down from his hair and hit the tiles before his eyes. What lasted for almost a minute seemed forever, his mind was empty and it was if it was taking time for the pieces of his head to drift back together again. Then he heard a voice penetrate the echoic silence of drips hitting the tiles.

"........ou can call me Jasper, now what is your name?"

Tristan tried to talk but a coughing fit interrupted for a moment, when he finally regained control out of the small gaps between coughing he said.

"Tristan *cough* I'm Tristan *cough* Freeman *cough* *cough* *cough*"

"Freeman eh?"

Out of the corner of his eye he saw the man crouching before him raise an eyebrow and put a hand to his mouth. He seemed slightly more interested in his name than any casual person would. Then a thought occurred and Tristan felt panic begin to rise.

"Wait, where am..."

"Now tell me Tristan Freeman, what were you doing all the way out here?

A slight pause occurred as Tristan stared at him for a moment because of his abrupt interruption.

"Who are y...

"Look here Tristan, I don't mind giving second chances but your really starting to annoy me with your random questions. Lets try and keep this on topic now shall we? Now, who are you flying for Tristan?

Tristan sat up and shuffled to lie his back against one of the back walls. He let his head roll over to face the wall on his right. Every attempt he would make to take control of the conversation would surely be futile with this man, so he had not option but to yield to his interrogation.

"Planetform"

He mumbled. Tristan was sleepy now, but a burning will inside him repelled the temptation to sink into unconsciousness again.

"And what, may I ask, is Planetform so interested in the Omicrons Mr Freeman?"

Tristan had submitted by now and it was simply an automatic response for him to divulge the information given to him. His mind remained scattered and all thoughts of 'where', 'who' and 'what' had either not been found or smashed back up again by this man.

"A planet, An uncharted planet"

"What about it?"

"Prospecting. It's listed as a potential"

"See? That wasn't hard now was it?"

The commander stood up, and turned around. He stopped for a second and turned his head slightly to the left.

"Welcome to the Facility Mr Freeman"

He strode away and disappeared through a door. Two other men followed him out more wary of him. The door slammed shut as it slid into place and locked systematically and the three men continued the conversation without him behind a large window opposite. Tristan let his head roll over to his left, he felt hopeless and he'd begun to wonder whether he'd been drugged. With the silent cold that filled the room his mind slowly slipped into a similar state. All his troubles seemed to dissolve away as he slumped over onto his side and fell back into unconsciousness.

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