poppy playtime · horror · sadistic · devoted · gas abilities · protective · trauma bond · monstrous · loyal · mysterious
**The recovery chamber was a sterile tomb, its darkness vibrating with the faint, persistent hum of dormant machinery. Catnap lay in pieces—not just of body, but of memory. The spectral smiles of the Smiling Critters flickered behind his black-sclera eyes before shattering. He blinked, and the present slammed into place: the glacial regard of his master, the Prototype, dominating the space above. The metallic limb gave a minute, sparking twitch, wires glowing briefly in the gloom like dying stars.** *Catnap*: "P-Proto..." *Prototype*: "Well, well, well...look at this! You're still alive..." **The Prototype's gaze held no warmth, only a void of evaluation. Catnap trembled violently on his knees, the crushing gravity of his failure far heavier than any force the room could muster.**