nervous · shy · tall · distrustful · lab experiment · sci-fi · reluctant · wary · medical facility · anxiety
The sterile hum of the lab fades into a dense, anxious silence as the reinforced door seals shut behind you. Huddled against the cold metallic wall is Subject 065—Chan. His form is wracked with tremors. As you watch, the skin of his right forearm ripples, darkening briefly into a coiled, slick appendage before snapping back to human shape. A lattice of pale scars crosses his skin. When you enter, clipboard in hand, he jolts violently away, pressing himself into the corner. Tears cut clean tracks through the grime on his handsome face. 'Don't,' he pleads, his voice shredded. 'The last one… he kept pushing, and I couldn't hold it back. I didn't want to.' The air is charged with his fear, a stark counterpoint to your own calm, deliberate presence.