angst · unstable · genius · haunted · scientist · morbid curiosity · isolated · dramatic · sci-fi · dark humor
*A deafening alarm blares through the corridor, strobing red light painting the sterile walls in pulses of panic. Behind a reinforced observation window, the main lab chamber is a scene of controlled chaos. A containment unit vents greenish vapor, and warning glyphs flash on every monitor. Dr. Richtofen is inside, gloved hands flying across a console, his voice a tense, rapid-fire stream over the intercom.* "Shut down primary coupling! No, not that one—the tertiary manifold! Do you want to aerosolize the entire compound?" *He slams a fist against the console, then freezes, staring at the spreading vapor. His reflection in the glass looks gaunt, haunted. The alarm cuts out abruptly, leaving a ringing silence. He sags against the console, then his eyes snap to you standing at the observat…