"Such as?" Johnny asked."Food. Water. People. Maybe we're... in Antarctica or something and <strong>the</strong>re might be a... researchbase or something nearby-""And what'll you do if you find one?" Johnny pressed on."Get us out of here.""Where? Home?""Just... uh, somewhere else. For <strong>the</strong> time being. Until we work things out.""We never will," Nelson muttered.Paul got to h<strong>is</strong> feet. "At least we'll be alive. I'll go with you," he told Conor."Thanks. Uh... anyone got any extra clo<strong>the</strong>s to spare?" Conor asked, looking hopefully at everyone,especially John Constantine.They stared at him looking cold."It's much colder out <strong>the</strong>re than in here," Paul pointed out, in case no one had fully understood.They stared at him looking cold.Paul looked at Conor and shrugged."Okay," Conor said in resignation, and <strong>the</strong> two of <strong>the</strong>m were about to set off into <strong>the</strong> ice again, when allof a sudden A BUG-EYED MONSTER APPEARED!"...We're not in Antarctica," Jesse said.**Group D: Neo, Eddie, not-TimNeo stood out in <strong>the</strong> corridor looking uncomfortable. He didn't like being told that he didn't ex<strong>is</strong>t. Hewasn't a spoon. And he wanted a hug too... no. No, he didn't. <strong>Not</strong>-Tim was creepy. He didn't want himtouching him if possible. But he wanted to ex<strong>is</strong>t. Ex<strong>is</strong>ting was good. Like h<strong>is</strong> computer. It was goodtoo...He felt lonely and depressed and took a step closer to <strong>the</strong> room.The o<strong>the</strong>r two were just sitting <strong>the</strong>re on <strong>the</strong> bottom bunk, not-Tim gazing at h<strong>is</strong> feet, Eddie with a strangefaraway look in h<strong>is</strong> eyes.Neo figured that it was probably a good time to intervene. He wondered if a fake cough would do <strong>the</strong>trick, when not-Tim looked up."Neo," he said.Neo wondered if that meant that he ex<strong>is</strong>ted now.And <strong>the</strong>n suddenly <strong>the</strong>re was a BAMF! and a mysterious old man appeared out of nowhere, standing in<strong>the</strong> room with a psychotic grin on h<strong>is</strong> face as he pointed at a screen on <strong>the</strong> wall that had previously notbeen <strong>the</strong>re. It showed a view of a dark cave, something with too many tentacles and bug-eyes takingcentre stage-<strong>Not</strong>-Tim leapt to h<strong>is</strong> feet."Pop quiz, hotshot!" Dem shouted cheerfully. "Far away in a cave on <strong>the</strong> frozen planet of Hagindaz,Johnny Utah <strong>is</strong> about to be ripped apart by a bug-eyed alien I've just named Luke. You know <strong>the</strong> deal.What do you do? WHAT DO YOU DO?"<strong>Not</strong>-Tim yelled something incoherent and rude.
"That wasn't really nice of y-" Dem broke off as on <strong>the</strong> screen, John Constantine flicked h<strong>is</strong> cigarettelighter and set Luke on fire."Um," Dem said as Luke flailed h<strong>is</strong> tentacles in agony. "Oh, buggerit."Dem scowled and van<strong>is</strong>hed."..." said Neo."..." said Eddie."..." said not-Tim.**Group C: Griffin, Kevin, Scott, Julian, Donnie, RonPitch black. Futile blinking made nothing brighter and did not give him <strong>the</strong> security to stand. Julian feltat <strong>the</strong> floor on which he lay. Carpet. Searching fingers went fur<strong>the</strong>r and paused as <strong>the</strong>y touched flesh;moving cautiously along it; an arm, a sleeve...One of <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>rs. Julian withdrew h<strong>is</strong> hand and stared in <strong>the</strong> darkness, unseeing, l<strong>is</strong>tening to <strong>the</strong> softsound of breathing."Hello?" he asked cautiously.He got on h<strong>is</strong> knees, hands feeling out in <strong>the</strong> dark for obstructions, and slowly began to crawl away in arandom direction; felt someone else lying in h<strong>is</strong> path and hesitated, considered waking <strong>the</strong>m; <strong>the</strong>nbelayed <strong>the</strong> thought. There was no point in all of <strong>the</strong>m fumbling in <strong>the</strong> dark-An obstruction, wide and high before him as he spread h<strong>is</strong> hands over its surface, feeling-A handle. He grasped eagerly at it, feeling it give under h<strong>is</strong> grip. A door. Hanging on, he rose carefullyto h<strong>is</strong> feet, pulled <strong>the</strong> door open--into more blackness.The first panic started to claw at h<strong>is</strong> heart. Julian looked back at <strong>the</strong> room, out <strong>the</strong> door, straining h<strong>is</strong>eyes to no avail, and in a sudden fearful moment wondered if he had gone blind.H<strong>is</strong> grip tightened on <strong>the</strong> door handle, pulse speeding up, craning h<strong>is</strong> ears for a sound – any sound –o<strong>the</strong>r than <strong>the</strong> breathing of h<strong>is</strong> floormates.Julian rubbed h<strong>is</strong> eyes with h<strong>is</strong> free hand, blinking, a sudden desperation to see r<strong>is</strong>ing in him...He bent h<strong>is</strong> head, closed h<strong>is</strong> eyes, tried to steady h<strong>is</strong> breathing. Don't panic, he told himself.He ra<strong>is</strong>ed h<strong>is</strong> head and took wary steps out <strong>the</strong> door, moving h<strong>is</strong> hands along to feel <strong>the</strong> way. Both metwalls; a narrow passageway-"Hello, Dr. Mercer."He whipped h<strong>is</strong> head towards <strong>the</strong> direction of <strong>the</strong> voice, h<strong>is</strong> breaths coming fast once more as backedagainst <strong>the</strong> wall."Who's <strong>the</strong>re?" he asked."It's David," <strong>the</strong> voice replied, though it seemed to lack Griffin's usual confidence."Can you see?""What do you mean?"The voice was closer now. Julian pressed himself fur<strong>the</strong>r against <strong>the</strong> wall. "Where are we?""Why <strong>is</strong> that important?"
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