Because Nothing Matters Vol. II: Because Nothing Matters, #2

By Reverend Grey

A ruthless duchess out of time and reality.  Horrors lurking, in the deepest depths of a mining company-turned-cult.  Corrupted dreams of beings beyond mortal comprehension and compassion.  Flora and fauna pulled from alternate dimensions, spreading their influence across a nature reserve.  And a psychopathic zealot whose grip on reality has failed him, like his god.  Five more documents. Retrieved and refined by the minds of the Study. All for your reading pleasures.  We will fulfill the obligation.  For Avery.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Reverend Grey
• Release date: Feb 28, 2022
• ISBN: 9798201571016

Book preview

Dedicated to those lost in the workplace.  I’m looking at you James.  We’ll get you outta there eventually.  Just don’t turn on the lights.

Deepest Depths Mining Company:

INTERVIEW

I'm sorry.  I won’t be able to get back to you this year, son.  But, I'm still going to try to help you out with this career fair your mother told me about.  I’ve got some details about my job for you to make your booth around.  I hope it helps.

Even though I haven't been around for a few years now, I'm more proud of you than ever, son. I can't really show it over video or anything.  Gotta abide by my contracts and all that adult nonsense.  But, I want you to know that I love you, son.  I know you'll be able to carry my legacy on your shoulders with ease.

Working in the mines is a tough job.  I'm not gonna act as though what we do here is straightforward by any means.  There's a lot to the methods we use here, but I'll keep it simple.  When we find a deposit of minerals, we assess the strength of the rock it's embedded in.  From there, we judge the grade of the ore and decide whether or not it's worth extracting.  In layman's terms, we estimate the ore-to-rock ratio by taking a sample and working off of that.  You'll find a more in-depth explanation online, my boss is probably looking for me right now.  I might have to cut this letter short.

Since our operations are funded quite well, we don't worry about the costs all that much.  The investors backing the company don't care for arbitrary financial constraints.  Instead, they want to see results.  No price is too high for them to match.

Typically, we bore massive tunnels in the stone until we find something out of place.  Otherwise, we just work on foot with some handheld tools: shovels, pickaxes, augers, Geiger counters, and dynamite.  If it sounds fun, it's because it is!  Think of it like demolition, except with more rocks and a few other odds and ends.  We're always looking for more workers to indoctrinate into our company, Deepest Depths Mining Co.

When we come across a deposit or something of equal value in one of the smaller tunnels, it's digging time.  We direct an excavator to the location and get to work crashing through the cavern walls.  Depending on what we find on the other side, we might have to cave in the tunnel.  This is a much more common safety protocol that we adhere to.  The alternatives?  If it's something along the lines of a gas leak, we evacuate the tunnels and go to the safe houses.  We're so well funded that we have our own task force down here!  These specialists will go out and clean up any problems that might arise while we wait for the smoke to settle or gas to disperse.

Speaking of we, I haven't even mentioned the others yet.  As you likely already know, I work alongside dozens, if not hundreds, of other miners, biologists, chemists, and ex-military personnel.  The only way we can progress is through teamwork!  That's why, for the past four years, I have yet to leave the mines.  They're my second family of sorts, and they need me to succeed.  We sleep in the barracks, eat in the cafeteria, pray at the altars, work in the tunnels, then repeat the cycle when we're all rested.  However, some seem to enjoy taking a little too much time for themselves.  We cannot function without the others after all, now can we?  So, to rectify this, our managers are not against providing an early retirement to those who can no longer work here.  Isn't that just amazing?

I'm sure this sounds great and all, but how do you join us?  It's simple!  Just phone the number that I've attached to this letter.  You'll go through the interview process there, and before you know it, you'll have a pickax in hand and a hardhat on your head in no time.  Just don’t go asking too many questions.  Almost any age can apply!  However, if you're under the age of 14, you're not likely to get hired for obvious legal reasons.

No need to worry about parental consent; we'll contact your parents privately, so you don't need to disturb them from their busy day.  Whether you're native to Scotland or an immigrant like me, all are welcome to apply.  With a 98 percent acceptance rate, you're likely to be brought on