Alien at Home

[T Virus Licker]

Daniel’s subconscious mind continued to keep alert for whatever was close by. The uneasy feeling within his body slowly started to recede as his subconscious felt the strange sensations slowly dissipate. Daniel did feel even better once he saw Erik and Ghost returned while January was trying what she could to comfort him. He was still a little fussy, but calmer now. His subconscious mind returned, slightly surfaced as though it were keeping even more alert to all their surroundings.

This keeping consciousness was now drawing in more energy from the tiny child’s body, needing the energy to keep itself open and alert. It did not know what was coming or happening, but it knew that its very life was dependence upon those that he was with and theirs upon what it is able to learn. Daniel was fully unaware to what was really happening, within him and his own mind. He cooed softly to January as he felt extremely sleepy once again. The draw of energy within him was causing him to slowly succumb to a deep slumber within the matter of seconds. The succumbing of sleep was peaceful upon his face, making one possibly think that he was now sleeping the dreamful sleep of children.

As the awakened consciousness felt the child drift into the deep sleep, it could feel the flowing energies that it needed coming more easily and even flow. It did not want to draw all the energy, just enough for it to keep its focused alert. The drain upon Daniel’s inner energies in turn started to have another affect upon his body. In a slow and steady rate, if one was watching would notice that strangely he was started to get younger within January’s arms. It would be evident though within the passing minutes that Daniel’s body was reverting back to a younger stage of his life, coming to the appearance of a baby only a few months old.

[Lowthor]

"I think I have a rucksack and a satchel somewhere around here. There are a few things I salvaged in a room past the tube room. Come on, we'll see what we can find."

Ghost lead them back, past his rudimentary hydroponics to the room where the tube room was. There was a second door which lead into the rest of the facility. He pushed the door open and fumbled for the light switch. Nothing happened. "No light. Can someone grab the lamp over there?" He gestured through the door they'd come through, to a yellow plastic battery powered lamp on the table by the wall.

[Rhysis]

Erik simply followed as Ghost lead the way. His mind was starting to piece together bits of information. He was attempting to estimate just how long he'd been asleep. Ultimately he knew it would be a fruitless exploit, but it was worth attempting. The drastic changes, the description of the doctors slip into madness, and the information Ghost had provided him made him think that, most likely, they'd been out a lot longer than he first thought. But, of course, he wouldn't know for sure until he got a chance to speak to the historian. And before he could do that, they had to make it there.

He followed Ghost's direction in a half-zombified state as his mind reeled at the possibilities of what they would end up facing as they traveled. He came back with the lamp and waited for further instruction.

[Lowthor]

Ghost took the lamp and fiddled with it for a moment or two before it glowed for a second and then burst into fluorescent light. Then he lead them into the newly illuminated dusty room. A few metal shelves lined the walls with the odd can of preserved food. A few tools and spare parts. Then "Ah ha", Ghost grabbed a leather satchel and a military ruck sack, then went around stowing tins of the preserved food.

"Look around, see what you can find."