For all his life all he had ever known was red, and this was by design. Being the longest wavelength of visible light, red allowed people to see, while still keeping their eyes mostly adjusted to the dark. Features which came in handy in a society where blackouts were frequent and monsters in the dark were rampant. But with the atmosphere finally clear, it was time to return to the surface, a feat which hadn't been realized for 6 generations.

3...2....1...and the curtains dropped reveling the light filled world above the ground. John winced at the overstimulation, but unlike many others he refused to cover his eyes. There was just too much to take in, more colors than he could have imagined, each with infinite variance along their wavelengths. His mind naturally focused on the red in an attempt to hold onto something familiar in this new world of color. Then he looked down and saw his true skin for the first time...