Lost Beneath the Waves
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Ch.1
September 15, 1958
England sighed as he looked out the window of the airplane. There was a World Meeting being held this month in Iceland, and England wasn't looking forward to it. World Meetings were chaotic enough as it was, but the whole Cold War thing just made everything worse. America and Russia were at each other's throats, and everyone could just feel the tension coming off from the two nations. Whenever the two nations where put into the same room they would just sit there and make passive aggressive jabs at each other. Needless to say they would spend the whole spend the whole meeting getting into fights with each other, and it is about as anti-productive as you would imagine it would be.
However, for as bad as the fights could get no one would ever try and break it up. As for why they wouldn't get involved England guessed that the other nations just didn't want to get involved, they were too afraid to try and stop it, or it was a combination of the two. England couldn't really blame anyone for not wanting to get involved in the fights. Honestly, England was just happy that the fights were only verbal fights and not physical ones. England was also grateful that America's paranoia was starting to die down. Granted he was still slightly paranoid, but it wasn't nearly as bad as it had been when the red scare was in full swing. England sighed as he shook his head and tried to rid himself of his thoughts.
He was going to have to deal with everything that the World Meeting had to offer for a full week so why dwell on it now? He should enjoy this quite calm ride on the plane while he still can, and he should try to not think about the stress that he will soon have to endure. However, that was easier said than done. England already read his two books twice already, and as much as he loved Agatha Christie's books there were only so many times that he could read "A Pocket Full of Rye" before he finally got bored of it. He didn't have a pencil or paper with him so he couldn't draw to pass the time. Also, the view outside his window was not exactly the most interesting thing to watch.
England sighed as he looked at the other passengers on the plane. It was late into the night so most people were trying to sleep, but a few people were still awake. Some people were reading books while other people were quietly whispering to each other. Two men who were sitting in the seats right across from England were whispering quietly to each other, but they were just loud enough that England could hear what they were saying.
"I hear we are flying pretty close to where the haunted lighthouse is supposedly located." One man whispered as a slight smile appeared on his face.
England had no idea what the man was talking about, but the man's blue eyed companion seemed to know because he just sighed and shook his head.
"You're still talking about that?" The man asked. "I already told you that the haunted lighthouse is just an old wives tales."
The man who had brought the lighthouse up just crossed his arms and glared at his friend. He looked like he was about to say something back to his skeptical friend, but England ended up interrupting him.
"Excuse me, but what is this ghost lighthouse that you are talking about?" England asked.
The two men just stared at England for a few seconds before the one man started to grin while the blue eyed man just groaned.
"You just had to ask…" The blue eyed man muttered.
England stared at the blue eyed man in confusion, and the blue eyed man's friend just shook his head.
"Ignore my friend Jerry he doesn't like when I talk about ghosts and legends." Jerry's friend said.
"Joe, the reason why I don't like it when you talk about ghosts is due to the fact that once you start talking about ghosts you never stop." Jerry said.
Joe looked like he took slight offence to that, but before he could say anything to Jerry England interrupted them.
"Can we please get back to the lighthouse discussion?" The green eyed nation asked.
Joe just smiled and nodded while Jerry just grumbled a little before he turned away from them and started reading a book that he had. Joe just rolled his eyes before he turned his attention back onto England.
"Alright, so there is a rumor going around that there is a lighthouse out in the ocean near Iceland." Joe said. "Anytime a ship or plane goes near it they suddenly disappear never to return."
"Of course none of it is true." Jerry said as he quickly glanced over at Joe.
"What about that English research vessel Ice Beagle? It disappeared without a trace once it reached the area were the lighthouse is supposed to be located." Joe asked.
England looked at Joe in slight surprise as a frown started to appear on his face. He knew about that ship, but most people just assumed that it had been taken out in a storm. England was about to say this, but Jerry ended up beating him to it.
"That ship disappeared during a storm. There were no ghostly lighthouses involved." Jerry frowned as he turned his attention back to his book. "Besides if we were near this magical lighthouse of yours then our plane would be crashing by now."
Of course right after Jerry said that the lights on the plane started to flicker. The murmuring of the other passengers quickly fell silent as everyone watched the lights flicker on and off. The lights flickered on and off for about three minutes until they finally died. England could hear the other passengers start to chatter to each other, and it was easy to tell that everyone was getting nervous. England could hear a stewardess shouting for everyone to quiet down somewhere in the front of the plain. It took a few minutes for everyone to quiet down, but once everyone had fallen silent the stewardess started talking.
"It's alright everyone there is no reason to worry. We will have the lights back on momentarily."
Of course right after she said that a loud booming explosion was heard and the plane started to shake. It only took a few seconds for everyone to start screaming, and it only took one minute for England to realize that the plane was going down. By the time that the plane hit the water it was no longer in one piece. Not that England would have noticed. All he knew was that one second he was in the air and the next second he was in the water. Luckily, thanks to the fact that the plane had broken apart England would be able to swim right to the surface.
England was barely able to understand what the hell was going on, but he knew he couldn't stay underwater for long. As England swam to the surface various things started sinking past him. A shoe, a purse, and a few bits and pieces from the airplane all fell down around him, but England ignored it all. He just kept swimming toward the surface, and after what felt like hours England finally reached the surface. The second he reached the surface he quickly breathed in the much needed air.
Once England caught his breath he started to look around him. The parts of the plane that were still intact were slowly sinking into the sea, and whatever wasn't sinking into the sea was on fire. England quickly looked around him to try and see if anyone else had survived the crash. However, as he looked around the area his eyed ended up landing on something unexpected. Standing there in the middle of the ocean a little ways from the crash was a lighthouse.
Joe's haunted lighthouse story started to float around the nation's head as he stared at the lighthouse. After staring at the lighthouse for a few seconds England quickly shook his head and started to swim toward it. Haunted or not England needed to get out of the water, and right now the lighthouse was the only place where England could go. It didn't take long for England to reach the lighthouse and once he was there he quickly scrambled up the steps that lead up to the lighthouse door.
Once England was on dry land he quickly turned to look at the crash site.
The fire was still burning, and England could see that the larger parts of the plane were still in the process of sinking. England cupped his hands around his mouth and shouted out "Hello!? Is there anyone out there?"
England waited a few minutes for someone to shout back to him, but nobody shouted back. England scanned the waters in hope of seeing someone swimming on the surface, but he couldn't see anyone.
England bit his lip as he stared at the ocean and thought 'Am I the only survivor?'
England wanted to believe that other people had survived the crash, but the fact that he couldn't see anyone else seemed to show him that no one else survived. England turned his gaze away from the ocean and looked up at the lighthouse the loomed over him. It was an ordinary looking lighthouse with nice little electric lights set up along the path that lead up to the door. There was nothing special about it, and England seriously doubted that it was haunted. England glanced back at the crash site for a few seconds before he looked back at the lighthouse. England slowly walked up the stairs and over to the door.
'Hopefully there is something in the lighthouse that can help me.' England thought.
Once he reached the door he was surprised to see that the door had been cracked open a little. England pulled the door open just a bit more so that he could squeeze through. It was dark inside the lighthouse, but the second that England stepped into the building the lights flickered on. It didn't take long for England to notice the large bust of a rather intimidating looking man glaring down at him.
Hanging slightly below the bust was a large red banner that had the words 'No Gods or Kings. Only Man.' on it. There was also a plaque sitting straight across from where England was standing, but he couldn't read it from where he was standing. England took a couple of steps toward the plaque only to jump a little when he heard the doors slam shut behind him. He took a quick glance at the doors before he turned his attention back to the plaque and started to read it.
In what country is there a place for people like me?- Andrew Ryan
'Who in the bloody hell is Andrew Ryan?' England thought.
Well, he wasn't going to get his answer by standing here. There were two staircases going down so England took the stairs on the left side. As England walked down the steps he could hear the song 'La Mer' being played over a loudspeaker. Once he was at the bottom floor England was surprised to see a large bathysphere. He had seen bathyspheres in the movie 'Titans of the Deep', but this was the first time seeing one in real life. The door to the bathysphere was wide open, and inside the bathysphere were two red cushioned seats and a lever.
England slowly stepped into the bathysphere, and when he stepped into the bathysphere he quickly noticed that something was hanging from the door. England looked at the door only to see radio hanging there with a plaque reading 'Service Radio' hanging right above it. England quickly took the radio off the wall and started to look for the button that would turn it on. England was able to find the button that would turn the radio on, but considering there was only one button on the thing it wasn't exactly hard to find.
England turned the radio on and started to speak into it.
"Hello, is there anyone there?"
The only response that the green eyed nation got was a bunch of static. England sighed as he shook his head and looked away from the radio.
'What do I do now?' England thought.
The nation was about to get out of the bathysphere and start searching the lighthouse for something that could help him, but before he could even take a step out the door a voice called out to him from the radio.
"Hello? Are you still their? Hello?" A voice called out.
"Yes, I'm still here!" England quickly said.
"So what seems to be the trouble with your bathysphere?" The man on the radio asked.
"I don't have any problems with a bathysphere. My plane crashed at this lighthouse and I just found the radio here." England replied.
"Plane crashed?" The man said in confusion.
"I was plane headed to Reykjavik, but suddenly something on the plane exploded and then we crashed into the ocean." England said. "I'm pretty sure I'm the only survivor."
The man on the radio was quite for a few minutes, but just when the nation was afraid that he had lost contact with the man he heard the guy on the radio sigh.
"I guess this explains why people at the Fat Cat Lounge kept calling saying that they were seeing plane parts fall past the window."
"Fat Cat Lounge?" England said in confusion.
"Don't worry about it." The man said. "Give me a second to talk to my boss to make sure it's OK to let you in."
'Let me into what?' England thought, but he bother to say this out loud.
England ended up waiting longer then a second, and after ten whole minutes had passed by the man finally started to talk to England again.
"OK, you're allowed to come on down. Go ahead and pull the lever in the bathysphere." England walked over to the lever and started at it for a couple of seconds before he shrugged his shoulders and pulled the lever.
The second he pulled the lever the bathysphere door slammed shut and started to descend into the sea. England quickly looked away from the lever and out the bathysphere window. There wasn't much to see, but every once in a while a sign would appear and tell him how many fathoms down he was. Once the bathysphere passed by the 18 fathoms sign the man on the radio started talking.
"You going to have to watch the introduction film, but once that is over I'll tell you what to expect once you get here."
Right after the man said that a film screen popped up from a compartment in the floor and covered up the window. There must have been a projector in the bathysphere too because the second the screen was up a film started to play. An advertisement for something called an Incinerate Plasmid popped up, but just as England was starting to wonder what a Plasmid was the advertisement was quickly replaced with a picture of some man at a desk. The words 'From the desk of Ryan' were also on the picture.
"I am Andrew Ryan, and I am here to ask you a question. Is a man not entitled to the sweat of his brow?" The film spouted out. "No, says the man in Washington, it belongs to the poor."
The image of man running from a giant bald Eagle quickly showed up on the screen, and the second England saw it all he could think about was the fact that the image would probably annoy America. The Eagle picture was quickly replaced with yet another image odd image of a giant hand reaching out toward a man.
"'No, says the man in the Vatican, it belongs to God."
The picture then changed to yet another strange picture of the Soviet Union hammer and sickle towering over a man.
"No, says the man in Moscow, it belongs to everyone."
The Ryan picture popped back up again as Ryan kept talking.
"I rejected those answers. Instead, I chose something different. I chose the impossible. I chose... Rapture."
Right after Ryan said the word Rapture the film screen quickly sunk back into the compartment in the floor, and the second that the screen was gone England saw an amazing sight. Outside his window underneath the ocean was a city, and it was a large city at that. England could see tons of towers stretching out as far as the eye could see, and England could see that a few of the buildings were connected by glass tunnels.
There were people leisurely walking through the tunnels without a care in the world, and England was quick to notice the glowing neon advertisements that were advertising everything from restaurants to clothing stores. England could see a whale swimming by one of the buildings, and he could all sorts of fish swimming around the buildings. This city was amazing, and England almost couldn't believe what he was seeing. As England marveled at the city Ryan's voice could still be heard over the speakers in the bathysphere.
"A city where the artist would not fear the censor, where the scientist would not be bound by petty morality, where the great would not be constrained by the small. And with the sweat of your brow, Rapture can become your city, as well."
The speakers fell silent after Ryan said that which made England assume that the whole welcome to Rapture speech was over. A few seconds later the man on the radio started talking again.
"The film over yet?"
England held the radio up to his mouth, but his gaze never left the window.
"I think it's over." England said.
"Heck of a film isn't it? Everyone has to watch it on their first trip down here." The man said with a chuckle. "Anyway, some people from security will meet you at the bathysphere station. They will help get you settled into Rapture."
"Thank you for the help." Arthur said.
"No problem." The man said.
The radio fell silent, and since England was done talking to the man he went ahead and put the radio back where he got it. By the time England had the radio put away the bathysphere was already popping up out of the water. Once the bathysphere was docked the door slowly swung open. England slowly stepped out of the bathysphere, and once he was out of thing the door quickly slammed shut behind him. England jumped a little at the sound of the slamming door. England glanced back at the bathysphere before he slowly shook his head and looked around the area. There wasn't anyone around in the station which confused England a little.
'Didn't that man say that there would be people who would meet me here?' England thought.
Of course right after England thought that he saw three men enter the area and walk right toward him. Once the three men reached England they all looked at England, and it was at that moment that England realized that he probably looked like a mess. His blond hair was probably a bigger mess then what it usually was, and England's clothes were completely soaked and currently clinging onto his skin. His shoes would probably never be dry again which was a shame considering the fact that they had been rather comfortable shoes. England was also shivering from the cold which caused England to unconsciously wrap his arms around himself although this did nothing to stop his shivering.
One of the men noticed England's shivering because he just sighed as he said "Well, you definitely look like you took a dip in the ocean."
The man studied England for a few seconds before he asked "So what size of clothes do you wear?"
England was about to answer the question, but before he could even say a word the man started speaking again.
"You look like you're about the same size as Nicholas."
The man turned to look at his companion.
"Go get the kid a change of clothes Nicholas. He's probably about the same size as you. We'll wait here for you." Nicholas seemed unhappy about being forced to be an errand boy, but he did as he was told.
The man then turned to look at the other man who had come with him before he said "Paul, go get us a table at Finley's restaurant. I have a feeling this is going to be a long talk."
Paul nodded before he turned around and walked away.
"What exactly are we going to talk about?" England asked.
"Well, we have to talk about how you got here for one thing." The man said. "Now considering the fact the back half of an airplane has permanently become part of the scenery outside of the Fat Cat Lounge I know how you got here, but this is just a standard procedure thing that I have to do."
"I understand." England said.
"That's good. Now after I get your story we'll have to figure out what to do with you. I'll also give you some basic information on Rapture."
The man chuckled a little, but the chuckle seemed a little hollow sounding.
"Anyway, I haven't introduced myself yet have I?" The man said. "My name is Marvin Smith, and I'm part of security here in Rapture."
"My name is Arthur Kirkland." England said.
Arthur was his human name not his true name, but it would be best if England didn't let anyone know what he really was. Marvin just nodded his head once he heard England's human name.
"Nice to meet you, kid."
Arthur couldn't help but wonder if he should laugh at the fact that this guy called him kid. England was much older than Marvin was, and if anyone was the kid here it was Marvin. Also, England was so used to America calling him an old man that having anyone refer to him as a kid was strange to say the least. England was snapped out of his thoughts when he saw Nicholas return with a change of clothes. Nicholas silently handed Marvin the clothes as Marvin smiled at him.
"Thanks, you can go on down to Minerva's Den. I'll make sure to send Paul over to help you out." Marvin said.
England couldn't help but wonder what Minerva's Den was. He knew that Minerva was the Roman goddess of wisdom, but that knowledge didn't really help England figure out what Minerva's namesake was for. Honestly, it probably didn't matter and England doubted he would ever find out. Nicholas didn't say anything to Marvin he just nodded his head and walked away. Once he was gone Marvin looked back over at Arthur and smiled.
"Come on you can change in Finley's restaurant."
England just nodded at Marvin before he followed the man out of the station and off toward this restaurant that Marvin kept mentioning. The second that they stepped out of the station and into the welcome area of Rapture England couldn't help but look at everything with wide eyed wonder. The inside of the building was actually rather nice, and the knowledge that this place was actually underwater just made it rather amazing. There where two men standing on beside the entrance to the bathysphere station.
They both greeted Marvin as he passed by, and Marvin said hello back to them. They didn't say anything to England, but they seemed rather curious about him. England just ignored them as he followed Marvin over to the door that lead into one of the many glass tunnels that connected the buildings of Rapture together. However, as walked over to the door England quickly noticed the many advertisements that they had hanging around in the lobby and they were all advertisements for Plasmids. There was an advertisement for Telekinesis Plasmids, Teleportation Plasmids, and Incinerate Plasmids. England didn't know what Plasmids were, but if the advertisements were anything to go then these Plasmids evidently gave people unbelievable powers.
However, England couldn't believe that such a thing could exist. What could possibly give humans the ability to wield the elements in such a way? The only thing that England could think of was magic, but even with magic England couldn't just summon fire balls whenever he pleased. He needed a magic wand, magic circles, or the spells from a magic book to be able to perform magic. Even a simple magic such as creating sparks of light required England to chant a spell first.
"What exactly are Plasmids?" England asked.
"I'll tell you about them at the restaurant." Marvin said quickly.
England scowled a little at the lack of an answer, but he quickly shook his head and sighed. Marvin said he would answer his questions once they reached their destination, but even so the lack of answers was starting to frustrate the blond haired nation. England's frustration was momentarily forgotten when they walked into the glass tunnel and England was once again given a great view of Rapture under water. The glowing neon signs glowed really stuck out in the murky water, and England couldn't help look at all of the signs.
"This place is amazing. I never thought it would be possible to build a city underwater." England murmured.
He hadn't meant for Marvin to hear him when he said that, but evidently he did hear him because Marvin just chuckled and shook his head.
"I said the same thing when I came down here, but trust me the magic off this place will wear off real quick."
Marvin sounded sort of bitter when he said that which really made England wonder why. However, as curious as he was England didn't bother asking Marvin why he sounded so bitter. He just quietly followed Marvin through the glass tunnel. Eventually they made a turn and went through another door that took them through yet another glass tunnel. However, this tunnel wasn't as long as the first one, and before England knew it they were at yet another door. When the door opened up England was happy to see that they were going into a building now, and he was a little surprised to see that this place actually had a lot of people in it.
The large room was set up like a lobby with a few chairs and tables set up around the area. Off toward the left side of the lobby was yet another metal door, and above the door was a sign that said 'To Olympus Heights'. In the back of the lounge area was Finley's restaurant. Marvin started walking toward the restaurant and England just followed him. As they walked toward the restaurant he could feel Rapture's citizens staring at him. While it was a little uncomfortable to be stared at by so many people England couldn't really blame the people for staring at him so much. He was still soaked to the bone, and he was shaking hard enough from the cold that anyone who so much as simply glanced at him could see that he was shivering pretty badly.
Besides having to deal with everyone's uncomfortable stares England could also hear bits and pieces of people's conversations, and of course everyone seemed to either be talking about him or the plane crash. Some of the people seemed to be wondering why he was running around in wet clothing, but he could hear a few people talking about the plane parts that had suddenly sunk down to the bottom of the ocean. Eventually they reached Finley's place and England quickly figured out that Finley's restaurant was a simple nice looking diner. The only thing that made the diner a little strange looking was the fact that when you looked out the window you were greeted with a nice view of the underwater city.
Heck, England could even see some fish swimming by the windows. As England looked around the diner he could see the Paul sitting in a booth all the way in the corner of the restaurant. Marvin saw Paul soon after England did, and when he saw him he just turned to look at England.
The man shoved the clothes that he had been carrying into England's arms before he pointed over to where the men's bathrooms where and said "Go get changed I'll be waiting for you at the booth."
England just nodded before he ran off into the men's bathroom. Once he was their England quickly slipped into a stall and looked at the cloths that he had been given. The clothes consisted of a simple white button up shirt and simple black dress pants. He had also been given some white socks and a pair of black loafers. Satisfied with the clothes that he had been given England quickly striped out of his wet clothes and put on the new clothes that he had been given. Luckily, the clothes did indeed fit him and once England was dressed in his nice warm clothing he quickly bundled up his wet clothes before he left the bathroom and went out to the booth where Marvin was waiting for him.
By the time he got back to the booth Paul was long gone and a waitress was standing at the table. She smiled when she saw England, and England just smiled back before he slid into the bench that Marvin wasn't sitting in. England just put his wet bundle of clothes down on the floor.
"So what do you boys want?" The waitress asked.
"Coffee would great." Marvin said.
They both looked over at England and waited for him to order something.
"I would love a cup of tea." England said.
"Is earl grey tea alright?" The woman asked.
"That would be wonderful." England said.
The girl nodded before she went off to fetch their drinks.
Once she was gone Marvin looked at England and asked "So you want to tell me how exactly you ended up at the lighthouse?"
England sighed before he told the man his story. He told him everything that happened, and he didn't leave out a single detail. The only thing that he lied about was why he was taking plane ride to Iceland's capital. England said he was on a business trip, but he didn't give to many details about that. Luckily, Marvin didn't ask to much more about it and it sounded like the only reason why he brought it up was because he was curious. By the time England was finally done with his story the waitress had delivered their drinks, and Marvin had gone through a cup and a half of coffee. Marvin was pretty quiet during England's story, but when England was finally done talking Marvin just sighed and shook his head.
"Well, I don't know why your plane went down the way it did, but I guess you must have had some engine trouble."
The man took a quick sip of his coffee before he said "You're lucky to be alive right now."
"I'm happy that I was able to find some help." England said.
Marvin sighed yet again before he said "Well, I guess I should start with the bad news first."
Marvin looked England right in the eye before he said "Kid, once you enter Rapture you aren't allowed to leave."
"What do you mean I'm no allowed to leave?!" England shouted out.
A few people in the diner shoot England a few confused looks, but the nation ignored them. He couldn't stay here in Rapture this wasn't his home, and he had a job to do as a nation. Marvin seemed to have been ready for England to shout that out because he didn't react at all to having the nation yell at him.
He just gave England a bored look before he said "I know you don't like it, but Mr. Ryan doesn't want any of his citizens leaving the city."
England remembered that this Mr. Ryan guy was the man from the film, but he was snapped out of his thoughts when he heard Marvin continue to speak.
"Ryan doesn't want anyone from the surface to find Rapture, and it's this need to keep the city hidden that keeps everyone stuck here in the city."
"The people of Rapture are OK with being stuck here?" The nation asked.
"Well, some people aren't happy about it. I know Anna Culpepper is petitioning for people to be allowed to go up to the surface so long as they stay nearby, but who knows if that will go anywhere."
England didn't know who this Anna person was, but he figured it wasn't really someone that he needed to know. England scowled as he looked down at his cup of tea. England was angry, and Marvin knew it. However, regardless of the fact that England was angry the man kept talking.
"I should also mention that all bathyspheres that go up to the surface have security watching them."
England's scowl just grew a bit bigger upon hearing that, but he didn't say anything.
'I guess that explains why those men where just standing around in the empty lobby.' England thought.
"Well, what do I do now?" England asked.
He honestly didn't know what to do. He was stuck in an underwater city with his only possessions being the pile of soaking wet clothing that was sitting by his feet. His status as a nation meant nothing here, and England had a feeling that what little money he had with him was worthless here. Marvin just watched as England frowned down at his cup of tea.
The man sighed before he asked "How do you feel about being a bartender?"
England just looked at the man in confusion, and Marvin just offered the nation a weak smile before he continued talking.
"My brother owns the 13th Muse Pub down near Olympus Heights. He is looking for a new bartender, and if you like I can talk him into hiring you."
"I would like that." England said.
"Alright, when we leave here we can swing by the pub."
England couldn't help, but stare at Marvin in confusion. England was grateful for the help that Marvin was offering, but he couldn't help but wonder why Marvin was being so helpful. He didn't really know England, and he didn't owe England anything so he didn't know why Marvin was helping him out so much.
"Why are you helping me?" England asked.
"I feel sorry for you, kid. You didn't want to be stuck here in Rapture, but you're here for good now." Marvin said. "Besides I would hate to see a kid like you end up stuck in some place like Pauper's Drop."
Marvin shook his head before he said "Anyway, I promised you that I would tell you about Plasmids and Rapture didn't I?"
England just nodded his head as picked up his cup of tea and took a quick sip from it. Marvin gave England a small smile before he quickly started telling England everything that he needed to know about Rapture and Plasmids. As England listened to the man talk he couldn't help but glance out the window and look at the view of Rapture that was provided to him.
As England looked at the city he couldn't help but start to frown. He hadn't even been in this city for one day, and this city had already turned into a fancy cage to him. When England thought of this a bitter smile quickly replaced his frown. It looks like Marvin was right when he said that the magic of the city would wear off real fast…..
I know I already have a bunch of other stories that I need to finish, but I wanted to go ahead and put this up anyway. I already have a couple of chapters for this story written up already, and I'll put them up latter. Anyway, Info Time!
England's arrival time in Rapture: Since England is Subject Delta in this story I wanted to have England show up in Rapture at the same time that Johnny Topside showed up. However, I don't have an exact idea of when Johnny showed up, so I ended up studying the Rapture timeline and I did some research online. After doing some research I decided that England would show up by some time in September. The reason I set England's arrival at this time is for a few reasons.
Reason 1: Fontaine fakes his death on September 12. While there are some fights here and there, the civil war didn't really kick off until New Year's Eve. Since I'm assuming Delta stumbles upon the city when it's still in its calm before the storm phase. So since I want England their during the uneasy calm having him show up a little after Fontaine's (fake) death would be a good place to start.
Reason 2: By having England show up in Rapture in September that gives me enough time to have England get settled in, turned into a Big Daddy, and give him some time with his little sister before the New Year's Eve Riots.
I have a few other reasons for choosing September, but these are my two main ones.
Red Scare: By Red Scare I am of course talking about the second Red Scare that lasted from 1947-1954. During this time Americans began to really fear communism. The Red Scare was led by Joseph McCarthy, an American Senator. McCarthy went on a crusade and accused government officials, actors, and other people of being communists. His downfall occurred after going too far in his communist witch hunt, and eventually there was a backlash against him.
Agatha Christie: Agatha was an English crime writer. I always thought England would be a fan of mystery books so I think he would like her stories. 'A Pocket Full of Rye' is one of her books, and it was first released back in 1953.
Ice Beagle: The Ice Beagle was an English research ship that is mentioned in The Frozen Triangle which was a book mentioned in the "There's Something in the Sea" website. According to the book the ship sent out its last radio transmission before disappearing in 1956. Since that's when the last message went out before it disappeared I'm going to say that it disappeared in the same year.
Ghost Lighthouse: The Frozen Triangle mentions that reports of a ghost lighthouse started going around in 1955. I imagine that by 1958 a few stories about the 'ghost' lighthouse would be flying around by now.
Titans of the Deep: Titans of the Deep is a 1938 film inspired by the early 1930s deep sea dives made by William Beebe and Otis Barton. Beebe and Barton were the first to set ocean depth records in a bathysphere that Barton invented. It was sort of like a documentary, but for some strange reason they advertised it as a horror movie. I can just see America dragging England along with him to see the movie only to be disappointed when he finds out that it's not actually a horror film.
13th Muse Pub: The 13th Muse pub also goes by the name of The 13th Muse Tavern. It's a place you never get to go to, but you do see it during loading screens. I have no idea where it is, but for the sake of the story let's say it's near Olympus Heights.
Anyway, I'll have the next chapter posted up soon so please review and don't flame.
