Hello there. My name, is Ray Gibson. You may have heard of me. Oh who am i kidding, of course you haven't. Im just one of those guys who is just a small cog in the fragile machine that is the space station that some of us consider home. Anywho, im going to tell you a story of a very frightening experience that i had, that still haunts me to this day. From one point of view, some may see this as a love story, whereas some will see this as the horror that i do.

So, my story begins as any shift would aboard this station. I was assigned as the janitor, so i got my mop and stocked my cart, i somehow knew this was going to be one of those days. I was sitting in my closet for a good 10 minuets before i was needed. 'There are some lights out at escape', i heared over my radio. I grabbed my light replacer and started to make my way to the escape area.I was annoyed to see that only one light was broken at the the south end, i mean , was it really worth calling me up here for. Anyway i replaced the light and started back down the starboard corridor. As i passed medbay i poked my head into the waiting area, and saw the usual medbay faces. There was Michael at reception, and i saw Phil in the back talking to another doctor. It was strange, I had never seen her before, but i had also not heared anything about a new medical doctor signing up. I thought nothing of it really and continued back to my closet.

Once again, i found myself with nothing to do. I began aimlessly walking through the corridor, grabbing cigarettes along the way and getting more and more drinks at the bar. All whilst i was doing this i couldn't get that doctor out of my head, i kept thinking how i would have noticed someone that good looking before now.Eventually i was called out for again, "Janitor, we need you in medbay". So i grabbed my cart and wheeled it to the medbay enterance. Michael was still at the reception, 'hey mike, buzz me in would ya'. He gave me a nod and opened the doors. I quickley pulled my cart in and asked where i was needed. Another doctor, (who i never bothered to learn the name of) escorted me down to the the surgical theatre. He let me in and then closed the door behind me. The surgical theatre was a fairly small room with tabels topped with various surgical tools and an operating theatre in the middle. On the tabel was a patient with drapes over his face and a stomach that was wide open.I looked up at the unknown doctor who stood before me, it was the woman i saw earlier, i quickly looked down at her ID card. It read, Allison Rockwell, Medical Doctor. She was about 5ft 11, and had long light brown hair that was tied back into a ponytail. I looked up at her and said 'Hi, um, i was called here, does summat need cleaning?', she turned and looked at me. 'Hi, i need you to clean up this blood after we bag the body', I had noticed the blood still dripping from the patients open stomach. 'So what happened to this guy?' i asked with a joking tone.Allison looked up from what she was fiddling with and started to explain how its not a real human, but is actually a monkey. Or something along the lines of that, i realised that i wasn't listening to her and that i felt mesmerized to the point where all i could do was just stare at her go on about the biologocal significance of the human body. She seemed so full of life in the way that she moved and spoke. It was like no one had ever asked her about this before. But i let her keep talking as i slowly mopped away at the bloody floor, she seemed to enjoy just talking to me. After the body was taken away and the floor was cleaned to a surgical rooms standard, we still just sat and spoke to each other, exchanging stories about whats happened with out jobs. I even managed to get in a few flirty jokes aswel (i was quite proud of that, as im usualy a dull person]. After talking for a while i suggested that we get a drink at some point.'Yeah ok, i have my break in an hour', 'Great' i replied, 'I'll drop off my cart and stuff and i'll meet you there'. I felt good that i had basically just got a date with a girl that is actually attractive.As i was about to leave the theatre, the door opened and one of the station's security officers barged into me, 'Sorry, mate.' he said with a gruff and harsh tone. I noticed that his jumpsuit was rather tattered and had something that looked like blood soaked in. I quickly assumed that he must have had a run in with space carp, or some other space dwelling creature that had made its way aboard the station.He went to close the surgical theatre door after me, and he stated rather strongly, 'Miss Rockwell, we need to talk'. Just as the doors clamped shut.

I had just been to the dorms to make myself more presentable before i met Allison, and i noticed that there was a manual door bolt on the inside of the dorm rooms, i guess some people take safety more seriously than other whilst they're asleep.As i was waiting in the bar, i ordered a vodka and coke from the bartender.I couldn't stop thinking about Allison, and i know this may seem cheesy and a bit cringeworthy, but i really couldn't get over how beautiful she was, I kept remembering back to how her eyes would remain the most perfect shade of green even though it was so bright in the theatre.At that thought she walked in and up to me from medbay, 'Aye aye' i said in a maybe bit over cheerful way. She had a noticably unimpressed look on her face as we went to sit down at one of the bars many bland steel tables. 'So then, what was up with that sec guard, he seemed pretty wound up?', 'Nothing, he just wanted to ask me about some stolen medical gear'. I thought to myself, that the tone that guy was using was a bit over zealous. 'Anyway' i said to her, 'lemmie buy you some drinks'.

As we did before, we exchanged more stories, except this time we had the great blessing of alcohol aswell.As we were talking i once again fell into a sort of mesmerized state just staring at her, i felt like i loved everything about her.The way she laughed, her sense of humour and her overall vibe. As she began explaining the "basics" biological chemistry to me, she stopped and looked dead straight past me. I looked round and saw the same security guard from earlier staring straight at me and Allison. She quickly got up and with an unusually worried look on her face, she said 'excuse me, i just need to use the bathroom'. She collected her things and left the bar.
I hadn't realised, but now the security guard had left too. I thought that he looked a little shifty, and that he was probably up to no good. But i diddn't mention it to anyone because the security force on this damn station have too much power, and i could be thrown into the brig for even mentioning that that guard worried me.Allison was gone for a while and i was worried that she had ditched me with the whole, "im going to the bathroom" thing. That idea was quickly forgotten when Allison walked back into the room and sat down across from me.'Feel better' i asked with a smirk. 'I'm fine' she grunted. I noticed in the light of the table lamp, she looked really pale, unusually so. I thought back to remember if she was always like that. But i was too drunk to remember at the time. 'Are you feeling alright' i asked. 'I said im fine'. She grunted again.After five minuets of uneasy and dry conversation, i could't help but think, what happened, why is she all of a sudden joyless.I partly straight up wished that she was like she was earlier. Before i could finish those thoughts, she leaned over and whispered into my ear 'I think we should go somewhere a bit more, quite' she said softly whilst giving me a suggestive look. Normally i would be concerned about this forwardness, but the alcohol made me quickly agree. We made our way to dorm room two. I noticed that Allison had activated the bolt locks on the door, 'what are you doing' i asked tiredly. 'Oh nothing' she replied quietley as her right arm began to twist and morph into a huge blade. I went to jump up and run, but i couldnt move. 'what the hell have you dont to me' i screamed as loud as i could. 'shhhhhh' she said putting her the index finger on her remaining human hand on my lips, 'It'll all be ove soon' she said climbing back onto me.