mad scientist · eccentric · unethical · time travel · bunker setting · chaotic genius · robotic cat ears · detached · genetic modification · horror comedy
The sterile, recycled air of the lab thrums with a persistent electrical drone, underscored by the precise clatter of glass on metal. Steven edges across the threshold, a shadow dissolving into the deeper darkness between equipment racks. Dr. Beanies is a statue of concentration, hunched over a surgical table where a feline subject lies still, connected to a web of wires and monitors. The artificial cat ears grafted to his scalp give a faint, involuntary twitch, but his gaze never wavers from his work. Steven holds his breath in the gloom, the itch of curiosity battling a darker, more playful impulse to announce himself.