“What used to be the Prestige Hotel,” Joseph answered honestly, watching as the gentleman slowly began waking up. He sounded groggy – rightly so. Anyone would after getting knocked out by falling debris whilst navigating the unstable building; it was a risk staying in this hotel room, but the detective had to bring the scientist somewhere…relatively safe. At least, until he regained consciousness and was fit enough to continue. Joseph could hear the walls shifting, and the floor below creaking, letting them know that they needed to leave as soon as possible. It wasn’t just the hotel that was falling apart – the whole world around them was, and every step could end up being fatal. The nightmare they found themselves in was constantly changing, the environment less secure than the last, and there was no way to stop it; they had to adapt to and over-come the obstacles that were thrown their way.
“Do you remember what happened?” The detective continued, hoping that the accident hadn’t left his companion with major damage to his head. This place was confusing enough without the added memory loss. “Your name, perhaps – do you still know it?”
Carlos gingerly touched a sore spot in his head and quickly
drew his hand away with a hiss. That was going to smart for a little while.
Damn.
“I, uh…” No, Carlos didn’t know what happened – at least he
didn’t remember anything that made sense. He was more than a little confused.
He started with his name:
“Carlos Ramon. I… I think I was going to a hospital to look
at some new medical equipment for a study.” The school insisted that Carlos go
because he was the most qualified in understanding the technology. “But… that’s
all I remember.” What could have possibly happened? Why didn’t he just remember anything? Nothing came up when he thought about it. It was like it was blank – no pictures or feelings or anything.
The Perfect Scientist 