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Eri Vi
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Eri Vi

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Thanks Ogre. I enjoyed writing it. :)
And nice story, Azigarath. It's good to see another entry posted.
Mind if I ask why you chose that title? I sense some religious aspect to the story that I'm not familiar with.

29-May-2010 08:24:06 - Last edited on 29-May-2010 08:25:31 by Eri Vi

Baron Ogre

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The Deep.
Anthony Salman clunked behind a pair of male researchers in casual clothing. The ungraceful and mostly uncomfortable suit Anthony wore was a state of the art ADS, or Atmospheric Diving Suit. Fitted with a huge variety of gadgets and sensory tools. It was ideal for exploration in the future. As of now they just needed to test if it would behave as intended in an actual deep sea situation.
“How are you feeling, Anthony?” the eldest of the two men asked; Jacob Harringson was his name, an older fella. Anthony figured he was around fifty, he had a salt and pepper goatee and a shiny pair of square glasses, and he was in charge of the entire operation. He was part of a private researching company looking to expand the borders of humanity. They had long term goals of building entire cities beneath the waves, or on the moon. But as of now, they just had to see if they could keep a single man alive under the waves. If everything went as planned, they could start building the literal foundation of a town on the sea floor, in the next five or ten years.
“This suit is freaking hot.” Anthony said with a laugh. Smirking, Jacob’s assistant, Henry replied.
“The water gets around freezing once you get to the bottom, I bet you’ll feel fine then.”
“Yeah well look,” he said using his hands to talk as much as his mouth “If we don’t hurry this the hell up, I think I’m gonna realize I’m doing something crazy and stupid. So let’s hurry the hell up before my brain wakes up.” Jacob sighed, of all men to be his test subject for such a delicate and dangerous experiment, they had to get an ex military buffoon.

29-May-2010 08:52:35 - Last edited on 29-May-2010 19:28:57 by Baron Ogre

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They entered a small chamber located in the very bottom of the vessel. Barely large enough for all three of them, the two researchers began to press buttons and connect tubes to gear all over Anthony’s suit. His reinforced glass helmet snapped shut, and a hiss of compressed air signified it’s airtight lock. On the inside of his helmet, there was a small monitor screen displaying his vital signs, along with another connected to a camera on the back of his suit. It effectively allowed him a three-hundred and sixty view of the sea around him. Of course, it also sent a feed to the researchers.
“The airline should follow you the whole way down,” Jacob explained “But if it somehow gets snipped, remember your training. Just turn on the emergency oxygen supply tank. It has about an hour worth of oxygen, you should be able to make it to the surface in that time.”
“Five months buddy, five months of practice. I think I get how this suit works." Anthony replied smugly. The bottom of his monitor began to form words, “System check, please wait...” the lights and cameras and oxygen feeds flipped off and on wildly for about twenty seconds, before finally returning to normal.
“You’re all set, if this goes well you’ll be on the news,” Jacob patted him on the back, as he and his assistant left the small room, flipping a switch on their way out. Anthony let out a deep breath as he stood in the blackness, claustrophobia began to set in. And then the floor dropped beneath him. A splash, and he was beginning to sink down to the depths below.
“Are you OK, Anthony?” Jacob’s voice projected through a two way microphone in his helmet.
“Yeah I’m all good.” he looked around, the piercing rays of the sun shone down all around him, as a barrage of color from the majestic sea exploded all around. A playful dolphin swam in circles around him, giving him a chance to assure his rear view camera was working properly. It was.

29-May-2010 08:53:15 - Last edited on 30-May-2010 22:34:47 by Baron Ogre

Baron Ogre

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He sank deeper and witnessed a shark lunge from underneath and tear into an unsuspecting tuna. “Wow,” he mumbled to himself in amazement. This was a childhood dream come true for Anthony, seamen ran in the family, with his great, great, great grandfather being something of a pioneer in the deep sea diving industry. Anthony’s old man was a deep sea angler, though he was retired from the sea early after misfortune involving his employer going out of business due to a big company forcing him out. His dad claimed the sea had given him enough hell, after a near death experience with a “Killer fish,” and that he was happy to get a nice, safe job on land.
“Do I dare look down?” he curiously wondered, half expecting to see his dad’s sea monster. Peeking into the abyss below, he could see not an end to his fall. It steadily became darker and darker, and he began having trouble identifying the types of fish that swam past him and all around. The tiny monitor in his helmet began flashing, it simply stated “3000 Feet.”
“Oh hell guys,” Anthony said to the mission control team on the surface “Two hundred feet, and the sun can’t come down with me anymore.”
“That’s correct, but remember your lights are amazingly efficient with energy. You have many hours of light stored in those super batteries.” Jacob reassured him. The monitor blinked again “3280 Feet.” he flipped a switch on the outside of his suit, and suddenly he shone like a beacon against the darkness. Looking up, he could see the light and color begin to fade from sight. “This is the real deal.” he shuddered.
The lights were connected to his shoulders and back by a support frame connected to the suit. They extended above his head from metal bars, and pointed downwards. He shifted around and tried to catch a glimpse of sea life to keep him distracted from his increasing fear. He saw a squid dart by, being chased by what appeared to be a shark.

29-May-2010 08:53:38

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