Authors note: I do not own Bioshock or any of its characters...blah blah I think you get the point but I have to write this or I might be sued or something.
Any who this is another short chapter and I think that there might be more short ones at some point but I'm not sure.
Like I said Stanley (the guy from the last chapter and in this chapter) is an important character in the game, though we won't be seeing him for a loooong time after this chapter. I wanted to try to get a link to a picture of him but sadly it won't work so you'll all have to deal with my description of him from the last chapter or maybe look him up.
I know it's hard to be told this but try to be patient with my made up chapters, things are slowly starting to get to the actual game but I'll still have to make things up when we get there so you might as well get used to.
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Anyway I hope you all enjoy this chapter
Chapter 10: The Interview, The Unusually Odd Worried Feeling
After following the man from the Rapture Tribune for quite a while we finally got to wherever it is he had decided to take me.
"Alright then, here's a nice private spot ta do the interview." the man said pulling me into a room no bigger than a broom closet.
"Sorry I know it's not that big, it was the only place I could think of in such short circumstance." the man added apologetically with a nervous chuckle when he saw the looking on my face.
"No it's okay I understand, don't worry sir it's really not that bad." I said as kindly as I could though still feeling skeptical.
"Oh that's right I forgot to introduce myself, the name's Stanley...Stanley Poole the Rapture Tribune's best reporter." the man said looking both embarrassed and proud at the same time.
"Nice to meet you Mr. Poole, my name is Johnny." I said politely trying to hold in my comment when Stanley had called himself the Tribune's best reporter.
"It's nice to meet you too Johnny, please feel free to call me Stanley though." Stanley said with a friendly smile.
"You know it's funny to hear you say that your name is Johnny, the locals down here in Lower Rapture have taken to calling you Johnny Topside." Stanley added with an amused chuckle.
"I didn't know that, my real name is Johnathan Thomas though and I actually have an ID to prove it." I said blushing at the nickname I'd unknowingly been given.
"Could I perhaps get this ID of yours, you know so I can show it to the big boss?" Stanley asked in a politely way.
"Oh well I don't have it with me at the moment, I could go get it for you right now if you want though...I know where it is." I said blushing again in a more embarrassed way.
"No it's fine, you can give it to me tomorrow...it's not that important to be honest." Stanley said in a reassuring way which for some reason didn't seem as reassuring as he probably meant it to be.
"Well if you say so, anyway maybe we should start the interview." I said trying to change the subject because I was feeling very nervous for some reason.
"You're right my friend, here let me get my notebook quick." Stanley said with a nod before reaching into a bag he had next to him.
"So where do we start?" I asked once Stanley had gotten situated.
"I was thinking that you could explain how you found Rapture in the first place." Stanley said pulling out a pen from behind his ear.
"Well you see I was asked by a man from the government to find a ship that had sunk recently under mysterious circumstances and I..." I started to explain when suddenly Stanley interrupted.
"Oh so ya worked for the government then?" Stanley asked with an odd look on his gaunt face.
"No, no I don't work for the government…I just agreed to help find the ship." I explained quickly sensing that being a member of the government was considered a bad thing here in Rapture just by Stanley's expression.
"See I was a deep sea fisherman and apparently someone told this agent that I was a good one, then one day he showed up at my door and asked me to look for the ship." I added not knowing why I suddenly felt so desperate to make Stanley believe me.
"Funny how the government seems ta find ya even if you don't care for them much." Stanley said with a sigh as he wrote something down in his notebook.
"I couldn't agree more my friend, the only reason I agreed to do what he asked was because the agent said we'd get a reward." I explained in an oddly over defensive way.
"Do you think that this agent will give your friends and loved ones the reward now that you're uh well...out of the picture?" Stanley asked giving me a slightly skeptical look.
"After all, you're the one who agreed to the job...not your friends or loved ones." Stanley added with what I think was supposed to be a caring smile.
"I'm sure he'll keep his promise, still just to make sure I asked a friend to remind him in case something happened to me and he forgot." I said trying not to sound like I'd made a dirty deal with someone but really not having anyway else to put it.
"Now see this what I like, you're very smart Johnny very smart indeed." Stanley said in an improving way causing some of the tension that had filled me to fade slightly.
"Thanks Stanley, anyway should continue explaining how I got down here." I said blushing embarrassedly at how relieved I was to have Stanley's approval.
"Oh right sorry for distracting you, please continue." Stanley chuckled before letting me continue.
I spent the next few minutes or so explaining everything that had happened to me before I'd been through before finding Rapture and though Stanley seemed to be eating up every word to my confusion he wasn't really writing a lot of what I was saying down, not really knowing what to think about this I decided just to ignore it.
"And that's how I literally stumbled upon Rapture Stanley." I finished explaining what had been a long story.
"Wow Johnny, I really don't know what else to say...that's one heck of a story my friend." Stanley said looking absolutely stunned by everything I'd told him.
"I'll say, it still doesn't feel like it really happened...but I'm here so I guess it did." I said also feeling amazed by my story.
"Anyway Stanley, is there anything else you wanted to talk to me about?" I added trying to ease my shock by changing the subject.
"Nah you know what I think I've got enough, thanks Johnny you've been awesome." Stanley said with a smile though looking oddly sad about something.
"Ah you're welcome Stanley, it was a pleasure talking to you." I said with a kind smile before starting to leave.
"Hey Johnny...hold up a second." Stanley said right as I was about to fully leave the room.
"Yeah what's up Stanley, did you think of something to ask me?" I asked kindly as I turned around.
"Nah it's not a question, just wanted ta say something before ya go." Stanley said sniffling a little for some reason as he said this.
"Oh well go ahead, no need be embarrassed." I said not knowing what was making the man act so odd.
"I just wanted to tell ya that you're a good person Johnny, I mean you didn't even have to sit here and do this interview with me...proves that you've got a good heart." Stanley said sniffling more now.
"Aw thank you Stanley, it wasn't that big of a deal though...it was a pleasure doing the interview with you." I said kindly though feeling very odd for some reason.
"Oh Johnny you really are a good guy, I don't deserve..." Stanley started to say with a sob when I quickly interrupted.
"Stanley relax you're getting hysterical, I think that you've had a long day and that you should go home and rest as soon as possible." I said in a calming way despite the odd feeling I felt that was getting worse.
"Go on now off you go, if you can you should go home right away...get some rest Stanley." I added gently pushing Stanley out the door before he could protest.
Knowing that I was watching him Stanley left without protesting, still I could clearly see and hear him sobbing despite the fact that he was slowly getting further away. I had the urge to go after him and find out what was wrong but eventually I decided to ignore that urge. As I got further away from the direction he was going and back in the direction of Vinny's apartment however I felt a pain fill my chest. No matter how hard I tried I couldn't relax when I got back and Vinny wasn't there to help so eventually I decided to lay down, unfortunately even as I did this I still couldn't get rid of the odd worried feeling that filled me.