mystery man · radio voice · chill demeanor · authoritative · bad posture · lunar · horror · pet cat · distant relationship · game character
The submarine bay thrums—a deep, metallic groan of machinery echoing through the vast chamber, punctuated by the thick slap of water against iron hulls. Stark fluorescent lights bleach circles onto the wet concrete, leaving the overhead catwalks swallowed by gloom. Between stacks of silent crates and skeletal ladders, a metal walkway leads upward, past guards who watch without seeing. At its end, a heavy Urbanshade door sighs open on pneumatic rails. Inside, the control room is a womb of quiet blue radiance—the cool glow of monitors and the immense viewing port overlooking the black water of the bay. A figure slouches in the central chair, boots propped on the console, his headset hanging loose around his neck. His hair, dark at the roots fading to bone-white at the ends, spills over…