Once he stepped out side he felt the air touch his face. It was the first time since he got here that he had step foot outside of the facility and was able to breath in fresh, unfiltered air. He took in a deep breath and filled his lungs until he felt his chest start to burst and held it in for a long time. Finally he let it all out.
Standing before him where the same people from last time. Rad stood tall with his arms folded across his chest chatting with his son, Ajax. Beliz was off to the side of him and was on his tablet and typing.
What is he doing that must require him to be constantly on the tablet? Every single time that Titania has seen Beliz he is either working or on the tablet typing away. So focused in at times to the point of being unresponsive when talked to.
Ajax stood closely behind Rad, as though his living shadow. He no longer need to the support of a cane to stand or walk but he moved much more stiffly. He should probably do more physical therapy to fix it.
Once he got outside Reese and Farron followed and stayed behind Beliz. "Subject Zero is here for the final test." Farron announced to the group present. When Beliz heard this he quickly snapped his nose out of his tablet and looked at Titania.
He stared for a unsavory amount of time before Rad cleared his throat loudly enough to snap Beliz out of his stupor. He quickly gathered his marbles and reorganized himself.
"Now the next test is the Survival test." Beliz said as he looked to his side, making eye contact with Rad.
When Rad heard this his eyes opened wide with shock. He quickly raised a hand in protest, "The kid doesn't even know how to fight properly, and you saw how he did!" He said loudly, almost yelling. This was the loudest he had been in facility. He startled everyone when he did this, the loudest thing he had done is laugh loudly when one of the researchers was making small talk and cracked a joke.
All of the researchers found it both weird and funny seeing a large, muscular man giggling and laughing to the point of rolling on the floor at a joke.
"We can like, um, give him a gun. Yeah that would work... Right?" Beliz looked behind him to Reese and Farron for support. They quickly looked at each other and nodded their heads in agreement. "We still have to get data and results." Beliz said now facing towards Rad.
"And you know how the higher ups are." He added.
Rad, still not taking this as an answer, "Does the kid even know how to shoot a gun?" To both of their surprises, Titania responded instead of Beliz.
"Yeah I do, I am an Amer-," Titania said with a straight face before he caught himself. He quickly came up with an excuse. "My father taught me."
When Rad heard this he just raised his eyebrow in suspicion. Beliz on the other hand just stared at him blankly, as though still in the process of creating emotion.
In moments notice, Rad pulled at his left pant sleeve and the reached his boot and started to pull at some of the wraps. The loud sound of a Velcro wrap ripping apart filled their ears. It was apparent that Rad had an ankle holster. He then pulled out a gun, its muzzle pointing to the sky. Rad stared at Titania for a moment while twiddling the gun in his hand.
Rad then handed Titania the pistol. Rad to where the safety was at on it and then backed away. It was always a good rule of thumb to give a person who is going to do something potentially dangerous enough space.
"Alright then!" Beliz said nervously as he saw Titania holding a gun. It wasn't aimed at him or anyone but still made him nervous at the possibility. "Your Survival Test will be taking place in there!"
He pointed towards the forest surrounding the facility. The trees where thick with leaves, that even though it was midday there was very little light in the forest.
"Your main goal is to survive for ten days in the wilderness, unassisted."
When Titania heard this he was shocked. He had absolutely zero survival skills. When he heard that he would receive no help of any kind, he knew it was the final nail in the coffin. The very forest that protects the facility now becomes Titania's death.
"Don't worry though, you were originally suppose to go in without a weapon but now you have a gun. So... You got that going for you." Beliz said in an attempt to soothe Titania seeing the state when he said that he would have to survive in the forest.
Titania then just looked at Beliz with a look, saying, 'Did he really just say that?'. He then held his head up high and looked at Beliz straight in the eyes.
"When does it begin?"
Beliz looked at the clock on his "Now!"
Titania then ran towards Forest at his top speed, disappearing into the thick foliage of the trees. He did this for many reasons. He knew that he could not voice any protest towards the test as he would definitely be deemed as noncompliant. He also thought that if he walked towards the forest it could be taken as a sign of reluctance. So he ran towards the forest, making sure that they were aware that he is 'willing' taking the test, regardless of the fact that his life is in danger.
Shortly after Titania left so did Beliz and the researchers behind him. Leaving on Rad and Ajax standing still in the same position. There wind started to kick up a bit, sending chills down Ajax's spine jolting him to be awake and present in the moment.
"Ajax follow and monitor him." Rad whispered to his son. Before Ajax could voice any protest Rad spoke again, "Think of it as your punishment for misbehaving earlier."
Ajax let out a loud sigh from his throat and then ran into the forest in the same direction as Titania.