Strange, Isn't It?

(Guptill finds himself in a strange, pitch black room.
(On the floor in front of him, a small device begins making noise...)
?̴̘͘?̶̣͓̐?̶̯̄̉?̷̠͝:̶̠̖͊ ̸̤̃İ̸͕̪'̵̘̄͝V̵̡͇̒̈E̸͈̕͝ ̵̼̅͌█̶̟͜͠█̶̮̦́█̴̳͌̓█̶̹͌ ̴̬̅█̵͔̈́͐█̷̹͈̔█̶̼̥͌̚█̸…