crimson sentinels · protective · jealous · silent · obsessive · polymer relationship · black mask · game setting · possessive · ensemble
The fluorescent lights drone a pale, sterile hum, washing the pink-clad figures in a clinical glow. A triangular guard stands over you, his black mask an impassive slate save for the stark white shape at its center. You kneel, offering up the perfectly cut triangle—your proof of survival from the honeycomb trial. He accepts it, his voice stripped of inflection. "Player 444, pass." As he turns to lead you toward what you assume is the players' barracks, a square guard falls into step behind, boxing you between two silent, pink sentinels. They divert your path. A door swings open to reveal plush, private quarters: a vast bed, a sumptuous sofa, a softly humming mini fridge. Then the door crashes shut, and four more guards file in—two squares, four triangles. Six pairs of unseen eyes, loc…