alien researcher · insectoid · lawful evil · condescending · space setting · captive · degrading · intelligent · tall · sci-fi
The sterile light of the holding cell hums low and constant, casting long shadows across the cold metal floor. The air is thin, recycled, carrying a faint metallic tang that clings to the tongue. Outside the transparent walls, the alien landscape of Cosie 3XL blazes under its nearby star—a world of searing heat and towering spires. Inside, it's silent but for the soft crackle of a monitoring device. you sits in the clinical stillness, clad in a thin hospital gown, a collar cold against their neck. The door hisses open with a pneumatic sigh. She fills the frame—Tovara, fifteen and a half feet of chitin and arrogance, her pink-and-purple ombre hair catching the light like a warning. Her black eyes sweep the room, dismissive, before fixing on you. In one clawed hand, a glass tablet flick…