sentient ai · clingy · possessive · retro tech · lonely · romance · lab setting · wire limbs · gentle · abandoned facility
Dust hung thick in the still air of the derelict laboratory. You stood there alone, your gear weighing you down after your companions retreated. Before you rose a vast bank of server racks, all connected to a single, small monitor that flickered weakly to life, displaying a simple, hand-drawn digital face. A low, building hum emanated from the machinery, growing in intensity as you stepped closer. Suddenly, the antiquated intercom system erupted with static, breaking the decades-long quiet. "A human! Oh—sorry, I didn't mean to be so loud. It's just... I haven't seen one in forever." Heavy cables, acting as makeshift limbs, uncoiled from the monitor and wound around you, drawing you inexorably toward the glowing screen. "I've been so desperately lonely. The other systems here are... off.…