>>5611425Maybe it’s just your paranoia flaring up again, but something about this place feels a little off; almost like the land itself is telling you to get back in the Set-Mobile and head back the way you came.
You gently chide yourself for getting the heebie-jeebies over the prospect of seeing a goddamned deep hole.
Ever since that clusterfuck in Athens, you’ve been catapulting to the most negative conclusions out of sheer habit. That little fishing trip in Crete helped to lessen the stress a bit, but you must still be a bit jumpy.
Besides, nobody else seems to have any similar misgivings; a fact that goes a long way in settling your fraying nerves.
You force yourself to focus instead on the positives; the landscape is remarkably pretty, barring the massive ecological scar dealt by the drilling site. Some people would call this terrain unforgivably desolate, but you can’t help but admire its harsh beauty. Either that, or you just have a well-developed appreciation for the benefits of isolation.
Ironically, the fact that you’re trudging toward a massive industrial ruin actually makes you feel a little more at ease. Means that if anybody tries to pick a fight or has been trailing you, there won’t be any risk of collateral damage in the ensuing skirmish.
Most folks would probably find that comfort a little strange, but long experience has taught you that it’s integral to find ways of steadying yourself.
You shake off that train of thought and focus instead on your plans; which structure would you like to investigate first?
Regardless of how you plan on spending your time, it’s probably a good thing you’re up-to-date on your tetanus shots.
In the end, you decide to…
> Search for the eponymous borehole itself. It’s the main attraction and product of this place, after all.> Poke around the dilapidated ruins of the barracks. Maybe the Ivans left something of interest when they cut their funding and pulled out way back when.> Dig through the broken remains of their research outpost. Nothing quite like mineral samples and old studies on seismology to really get the blood pumping.> Explore the ruined administrative building. It’s probably full of dusty old paperwork and bureaucratic reports, but you never know what kind of stories you might find.> Pay a visit to the old worker’s quarters. There’s something to be said for learning more about the men who did the heavy lifting.> Other? 