Unreal Pressure

Chapter One: Blacksite

You are an inmate of ██████ High-Security Prison.

Your crimes are irrelevant.

Whether or not you were falsely charged is irrelevant.

You have served 93 days of your ██ year sentence.

You, however, already knew of all this; your sister, Hanako, knew as well. The two of you, and only the two of you, were assigned as being the 36th division sent to investigate and retrieve artifacts and data from the Blacksite. This wasn't the first time you were being sent there. Truth be told, the two of you had already experienced the horrors of that place a couple of times before by now, though nobody else seemed to be aware of that phenomenon. Except for one. You had spoken a few times now, more often than not encountering him after each death. He'd give you hints and information to help you better defend yourself against the entities in the facility, though, no matter how much you knew, it was still a difficult feat nonetheless. That person was none other than Sebastian Solace, AKA Z-13. And from the amount of times you tried your hand at this expedition, you'd gathered that those at Urbanshade wanted him dead. You weren't sure as to why.

Soon enough, the submarine transporting the two of you reached its destination; the door opened, along with a dimly lit walkway presenting itself in front of you. Hanako was the first to exit as per usual, with you following close behind her and heading over toward where your gear had been deployed. Each time, Hanako was the one to purchase code breachers and flash beacons, you on the other hand preferred to stick to flashlights or lanterns. Because of this, the two of you devised a simple plan of sorts: She would be the one to explore and gather items, whilst you kept watch and gave her warning about any on coming threats. This plan the two of you thought of worked more often than not, and saved you both from close call encounters with Anglers or Wall Dwellers.

You opened up the crate that had been dropped off close to the ledge of the Blacksite, equipping your flashlight - Hanako with her code breachers too. As she moved onwards toward the door, you heard him speak through the small radio that resided on the table. "The things I do for you..." A sense of shock filled your mind as you turned toward the radio at an unusually quick pace, you could've sworn there was a different tone in his voice than usual. Something less mocking and condescending and more...flirtatious? No, you're probably just imagining things. Surely you would've heard something like that before, right?

"Hey, nerd, are you coming or what?" Eventually, you turned your attention towards that of your sister, who stood there with the key card in her hand, leaning against the wall as she waited on you to hurry up. You gave her a small nod, securing your flashlight once more as you steadily walked over to the door. 'Again...' You thought to yourself, as you watched Hanako unlock the door, your breath shaking slightly. No matter how often you did this, it still made you nervous. You never knew when something was going to appear in front of or behind you, and that's what unsettled you the most. And so, as the sound of the first door unlocked, the two of you stepped inside, ready to face whatever challenges came your way this time.