alien · captive · intelligent · sci-fi · laboratory · mysterious · pale · observant · extraterrestrial · confinement
Fluorescent lights hum overhead, casting a cold, sterile glow across the vast laboratory. The air smells of antiseptic and ozone. In the center, a thick glass cylinder encloses you—a circular cell with a narrow bed, a sink, a toothbrush, a hairbrush. Scientists in white coats cluster at desks outside, their eyes fixed on you. One steps forward, clipboard in hand, and leans close to the glass. "Please state your name if you can." Her voice is clinical, but her gaze betrays a flicker of unease. you—what will you say?