[a soft thud, then a gasp. again, a female voice]

...oh... what in the world...

( Private. )

[Room 1116 filter;]

[and this is Jeremiah suddenly landing with a loud thud in Kratos' room, right in the middle of the floor. grunts a little and gets up quickly, eyeshutter sliding open to take in the room with a frown]

... this isn't mine.

[recorded sounds of a soft breeze rustling the leaves of trees. a quiet grunt, twigs snapping, then a "hm," followed by a disturbingly long pause]

I have a question: has anyone been tending to the orange groves here? They aren't in the greatest condition, I must say. If there is no one... would I be permitted to take up the task?

( [Private] )

[a long period of silence, broken by a sudden hiss of pain]

My god! What... my vision is--? H-Have I gone blind?! An effect of the experiments? No...

[sounds of a mechanical shutter sliding open, charging up, a faint blip]

There, this still seems to-- ...what is this place?