Day 9 Toxic Tide Pool

'Captain Rolly tested the dead tidal pool.' The water sample will now go to his lab at the university of Guadalajara.

'Juan, here is the sample from the rocks at Playa De Coco, Costalegre. It just arrived. Put it under the microscope and test for toxins.'

'OK, Professor.' I'll send you my report.'

'Can you do this immediately?'

'Yes Doctor', Juan nods in respect and heads off with the murky jar of water in his right hand.

The lab is quiet as it's siesta so not many people around. Juan decides to plug his ear plugs in and listen to his Playlist while going about his work.

Being the proffs assistant this year was a real privilege that he had yearned for since he first started his degree.

The instructions that were given are out of the ordinary. Juan had be doing toxic water samples since his first year of Envirmental Sciences.

But today the water had an extremely odd odor when he opened it.

He put some under the microscope and leaned into the lens.

His eyes got blurry and his nosed burned way back at his olfactory gland. He couldn't hear his music anymore. His hand fell away from the dail on the side of the scope.

With 30 seconds he had lost all his five senses. His butt landed on the stool behind him.

His logical brain told him to reach for his phone and call emergency ser ices but his hands were not reacting to his brain.

He started to slump forward, his face moving ever so slowly to the table top.

'I'm going down' He thinks to himself. Better just lay down before I crash down.

Juan no longer has any thoughts.