Sunlight breaks through the darkness of a small bedroom through a crack in the curtains, illuminating it. As the warm rays reach forward from the opening and gently caress Deltas face, he begins to awaken from a deep slumber. Letting out a slight groan, he rises from the thin mattress placement in the corner of the industrial style room, not much larger than a standard college dorm. As his eyes begin to adjust, he glances around the room. Examining the bare grey walls and minimalistic design of it all. He stands up and walks across the room to a large grey wardrobe situated on the wall opposite the bed. Upon opening the wardrobe, he is greeted by several black compression shirts, all hanging neatly from a thin metal rod running the width of the top portion. As well as a large black case situated on the bottom shelf. Above that another shelf filled with black cargo pants, all folded and stacked meticulously. Looking down at the large case Delta notices a small piece of paper, laying folded on top. He opens the paper and reads the notes contents.
ATTENTION
You have been chosen To take part in a study conducted by the SSDF research department. We know that this all must seem very strange to you. We apologize for any inconvenience caused by your sudden and unexpected "relocation".
Please put on one of the SSDF sanctioned uniforms provided to you above and gather the contents of this case. Once finished exit this room and proceed to the common area for orientation.
Please note:participation is MANDATORY and failure to comply will result in your immediate termination.
After reading the note, Delta begins to try to recall how he had gotten here, what events had led him to be in this place. Browsing the depths of his memory, he drew nothing but a blank as to how he got here, or where here even was.
"This can't end well" He thought to himself as he grabbed an outfit and the case from the wardrobe. He returns to the bed and begins to put on the clothing. The clothes fit perfectly, contouring to his slender frame like they were made specifically for him. Once he was dressed, he sat down and began to open the case.
Inside there was a lightweight gray tactical vest with the letters SSDF printed in bold black letters on the back. As well as a pair of black boots, and a sleek black digital watch with a note that says "WEAR ME".
Delta finished putting on all the equipment and headed for the door. As he approached, he notices a mirror hanging by the door. He takes a moment to admire the way the outfit looked on him. Delta, a man standing about 5'9, with short black hair, and barely any defining features, liked the way he looked in this uniform. It made him feel dangerous.
Upon exiting the room, his watch suddenly began to power on, revealing a green arrow which seemed to be pointing him down a long white corridor, lined with doors and lit by a row of fluorescent lights in the ceiling. Delta follows the arrow sa its direction changes at the end of each hall, directing him towards something. What that was, he had no idea.
Delta grew up in a small town in the countryside, far outside of the cities, which was just fine with him. The SSDF was mostly responsible for keeping things inside city limits in check. But Delta never trusted them.
The SSDF is a massive private security firm created by a mega corporation known as Stormshield. They were founded about a year after the fifth world war. Originally they were only a small group of army vets who wanted to provide assistance to the areas most affected by the conflict, but as they grew as a corporate entity, things changed. No one knows exactly when or how it happened, but before too long people started to depend on them for more and more. Eventually even replacing most armed forces with their own highly trained, private owned defense forces.
As Delta continued through the halls of the facility, he stops suddenly when the arrow on his watch suddenly disappeared and was replaced by black screen whit the word "wait" I'm bright white letters. After standing there for a moment, a pair of large doors slid open beside him. He turned to see a man, about his size with a large scar over his left eye, standing in front of him in a s
uniform similar to his own.
The man looks up from his watch and stares at Delta for a moment then speaks.
"Hey there fresh meat, how's it goin?" Delta stares at the man blankly for a moment until the stranger speaks once again. "Welcome to SSDF Base six, I'll be in charge of your orientation and training for now." The man then looks at his watch for a moment as if confused. "Wait, you're Delta? He asks trying to hide the excitement in his voice. Delta nods silently trying to hide the displeasure that would surely be obvious in his tone if he spoke. The man smiles slightly and holds out his hand.
"Names V, nice to meet you".
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