The Cursed Experiment

A Sick Game of Hide and Seek

"Scientist 317 spotted in the elevator, but left on an unknown floor level." A security camera worker said, working with the high officials on finding the intended target. "Replay the footage and zoom in where he presses a button, that should give us a clue on where he is... That bastard will do his duties whether he likes it or not!" An angry voice shouted. It was Scientist 317's assistant manager who wanted to find him so he could do the task that was given to him. It took two officials to calm the outraged woman. "I've replayed the tape, and he got off on Chemical Studies, on L14, and the other security cameras are having a hard time keeping up with the amount of running he's doing." They got their answer, but were intrigued when they saw him running on the cams to hide from the guards. "So he wants to play hide and seek? Then we'll play hide and seek..." One official said, a soft yet malicious chuckle followed. Then he got out his walkie talkie and gave orders to the security guards to check the floor for Scientist 317 and to deliver him to the HR meeting room on L2. After that, the other official got on the P.A system and ordered the finding of Scientist 317 and to report to any security guards for any sighting of him. "Shit, the stupid fucking cameras..." Scientist 317 whispered, clearly now making it his primary mission to escape the floor all while being hidden from not only the workers, but the security cameras as well.

He found it as a game of cat and mouse, or hide and seek, and he was determined to win. Sneaking in a hall, he looked around for the cameras before proceeding, treading very carefully to not gain any attention. The terrified man wondered why they needed him so much after hearing the P.A system, and came up with the conclusion that he was being punished yet again for failing his task. Very slowly, he snuck to another hall, trying very hard to not get spotted. The Chemical Studies floor had loads of rooms where there were big glass windows to make studying special chemical reactions easier. With no way around it, Scientist 317 had to either crawl on his hands and knees or slither around like a worm on his stomach. He needed to find a way out of here, an exit that doesn't consist of cameras watching him like a tiger waiting for its prey. Looking around, he notices a couple of halls that are a no go, but he didn't know the other clear halls well enough to judge that the clear halls are actually clear to crawl to and are not populated with workers and security guards looking or waiting him out. With no time to lose, he decided to pick one and crawl over to it, being extra cautious of his surroundings so he wouldn't make a false move.

In the surveillance room, the officials and the surveillance team were struggling to find him in any halls. They knew he wouldn't dare enter any rooms to hide in because of the cameras. "It appears he's good at finding our cameras and avoiding them... Without the cameras spotting him, we can't give the guards and the chemistry team his location for his capture." One woman mentioned, applauding the sneakiness of the scientist. "Then we'll increase the security, have loads of them on the floor in every hall..." The assistant manager stated, furious at the failure of their own highly advanced cameras. She was so furious in fact, her face reached a dark shade of red no one thought was ever possible. Meanwhile, the amount of security guards in the Chemistry Studies floor increased, making Scientist 317 panic on the inside. His chances of escaping were getting slim, so he looked around for a way to avoid the extra security. Skimming over a little detail, he noticed there was a vent on the bottom wall that was large enough for a grown man like him to fit inside of. There was not much of a choice, so he crawled over to the vent and carefully removed the screws with the corners of his keycard.

Unbeknownst to him, there was a motion detector camera that was hidden in case any intruder was to sneak around. The motion detector wasted no time in discovering his presence, and quickly alerted the surveillance team, to which they gave the location to the security guards. Hearing footsteps approaching his spot, he fastened his pace, unscrewing every screw and taking the vent cover off. Scientist 317 rapidly crawled inside, slamming the vent cover back in place tightly to give him a head start. They found him, he knows they did, and now, it was a race against time to find a way to lose the guards. At this point, the chase is now on.