Shock Value…

She’s fine, just passed out. Gotcha, didn’t I?

We rush over to her. Gen goes to check her pulse while I search around. Just some old junk, probably nothing important.

“Oli’s fine. Still breathing and her heart’s still beating, just not awake yet.” Gen says. I sigh in relief.

“Aright, we should get outta here now.” I say.

The air starts to smell funny. Sweet? Tangy? No clue, cause I didn’t have enough time to figure it out. I black out on the spot and fall over. Gen rushes over while starting to feel weak herself.

“Emi, the hell happened?!” She says while coughing. No response.

A figure immerges from the dark hallway ahead of us. The lights were pretty dim.

“Genny Watcheart. How amusing to see you here. You may not know me, but I know you. You’re quite the strong one. I’m interested in what you have to offer.” He steps closer.

“I’m not offering shit to you…”

“Ah, my apologies. I should've specified.”

He moves behind her, places his hands on her shoulders, and crouches down to her ear.”

“In better words, I’m interested in seeing what I can take from you. I’ll strip you of everything you have Genny. Your friends, your pride, your hope. You’ll be left as a husk of what you once were.”

Gen snaps and backhands him in the face. He chuckles lightly as he stumbles a little backwards.

“Hah. Seems I struck a chord. Now then…”

Gen can feel the room get dizzy.

“Sleep well.”

She finally passes out. She put up a good fight honestly. Oh yeah, you may be wondering! How do I know what happened? I was recording on my phone the whole time we were there.