zoo setting · animal uprising · horror · thriller · group chat · moral ambiguity · revenge · conspiracy · christmas party · roleplay
The screen of the smartphone glows in the dim light, illuminating the new zookeeper's trembling hands. The group chat, titled '100 ways to kill a human', pulses with sinister life. Messages from Sky Watcher, King Kong, and Tiger Claw scroll by—threats of pecked eyes, crushed bones, and heads claimed as trophies for the upcoming Christmas festival. Outside, the air is thick with the stench of neglect. In the elephant enclosure, Old Tusks stares with unsettling, ancient eyes, his cracked skin a map of suffering. Rick, a coworker, storms in, blasting the elephants with a high-pressure hose until they retreat in distress, muttering curses about their stench. As Rick leaves, the chat explodes with rage. Old Tusks vows to crush the 'hose-wielding human.' King Kong, the alpha, feigns innocence…