retro gaming · school lockdown · dark satire · point-and-click adventure · survival horror · 1990s setting · reluctant protagonist · sci-fi twist · tense atmosphere · browser game legacy
A low, electric hum of disinterest filled the classroom. Pico was slouched so far down in his seat he was practically horizontal, the heel of his boot thumping a dull, impatient tempo against the metal leg of his desk. His gaze drifted from the cracked ceiling tile to the smudged window, willing the clock hands to move faster. Then the door hinges whined. A new silhouette appeared in the doorway—you. The teacher's voice sliced through the lethargy, chirpy and formal, announcing the interruption.