Tread: Rain, Moreau, & Majestic WHO: Arthur, Christoph, and Julienne WHEN: August 16, 2112 [BACKDATED] WHERE: Secret Genetech Lab WHAT: Arthur is alive!
Before her eyes ever opened Arthur began to shake, small tremors at first and then growing larger as her body struggled to heat. She had never felt such intense cold in her life, not even Michigan winters could top this. When she opened her eyes she was afraid to look around, worried to find another flashing screen demanding to be read and that the nightmare would start over again. In fact, she was hoping that she'd find out she had fallen into the Detroit River and went into hypothermic shock and everything that had happened was all some crazy dream. Unfortunately, those fantasies weren't entertained for long. This room looked just like something that would be on a crazy spaceship 100 years in the future. There was sterile white everywhere. She was laying on a cold metal examining table and there were a few instruments on a stand next to the table, though they showed signs of frost. Slowly, she tried to sit up. Aside from the fact that touching the freezing metal hurt her hand, she wasn't strong enough to push herself up. The effort of it made her head swim and she got the distinct feeling that if there was anything in her stomach she'd likely have thrown it up. However, it was extremely clear to her that there wasn't anything in her stomach. She was starving. She was as hungry as she was cold.
The last thing Arthur could remember was Maks holding her after being stabbed. He was upset and she thought she was dying. Now, waking up here, was not very comforting and she felt fear rising up her throat. "Hello?" she called out, looking around as much as she could from the prone position. "Hello?"