Meep! Meep! Meep!
"Attention, all personnel evacuate immediately."
A pleasant female voice sounded from the emergency loudspeakers.
Meep! Meep! Meep!
"Attention, all personnel evacuate immediately."
As the fireproof doors closed the searing heat of the blazing fire in the hall diminished. Oxygen filled the room. Eeod took a breath.
Meep! Meep! Meep!
"Attention, all personnel evacuate immediately."
The lamps hanging from the ceiling flickered. Eeod checked his torch. Only 350 years of power left. Could be worse.
Meep! Meep! Meep!
"Attention, all personnel evacuate immediately."
All lights went out. Only a few leds from the communication panel were glowing.
Ok. The radio works. That is good. Oxygen levels are good. No need to panic.
Meep! Meep! Meep!
"Attention, all personnel evacuate immediately."
He was safe in his own laboratory. The hallway was on fire though. And maybe other engineers labs.
Suddenly a thought hit him like a brick. The coffee machine was in the kitchenette in the hallway!
No coffee!
Meep! Meep! Meep!
"Attention, all personnel evacuate immediately."
Slowly the panic started to grow. I have to get out of here!
Oh why on Rubi Ka did he request a laboratory 4 stories below ground level!
And why, for that one time, did RUR household management gave in to his wish?
Meep! Meep! Meep!
"Attention, all personnel evacuate immediately."
The loudspeaker on the communication panel crackled.
“Hello? This is security. What is going on down there?”
“Hello! This is Eeod! Am I glad to hear your voice! I accidentally set fire to the laboratory area on level -4. Something went wrong with an experiment.
I am trapped in my own lab now! Could you get me out?
“Hello? This is security. Is anybody down there? Please report!”
It’s me! Eeod! I’m trapped!
“Is anybody down there? I repeat, is anybody down there? Please report!”
“Yes, I am down here! Help me!!
“This is security. If anybody down there can hear me, please report back.”
Eeod stared at the control panel….
Meep! Meep! Meep!
"Attention, all personnel evacuate immediately."
"hello? Is anybody down there?"