Board Thread:Role Plays (AU)/@comment-17970636-20151110201313/@comment-24416658-20151110234159

Nikolai did not wake up peacefully. With a short yell, he awoke, his hands bringing him to a sitting position. However, just as fast as he had stood, he was down again, his hands to his head. Groaning, he realized that he had his walking stick with him. Quickly checking for his dust amount, he groaned as he realized that he had so little. Standing, he looked around, seeing the other two people in the "room".

"You're...kids." he said plainly, "Okay, maybe not kids, but...none of you are older than 18, I'm guessing?" Nikolai stood, slowly moving to the door. Opening it, he was slightly taken aback at the bright light from outside, but nonetheless stepped out. He ignored the talk about water for now.

A wasteland. Nikolai looked all around him. There was nothing except sand. No buildings, no vegetation, no animal life. Just sand and this...van. Nikolai turned to truly look at the dilapidated vehicle in its ruinous state. He traced his hand along one of the scratches on the side.

"Vacuo..." he whispered. He had never been here before. Having grown up outside of Vale, he preferred that region's climates.

Vale. Nikolai's pulse quickened. His inventions, his laboratory, his life. It was all back there. Looking around, he started to sob. There was no way he would ever get back.

"Mein Gott," he said to no one in particular, "This is the end..."