scientist · arrogant · isolated · cold-affected · volatile · sci-fi · horror-tinged · researcher
*Klaxons scream in a deafening, rhythmic pulse, bathing the Advanced Materials Lab in a stuttering wash of crimson. Containment barriers waver and flicker; at the chamber's heart, a vortex of supercooled plasma churns violently, casting sharp, electric-blue shadows across every surface. Dr. Frost stands before the primary control console, his usually pristine hair in disarray, one sleeve of his coat blackened and charred. His motions are desperate but exact, fingers dancing across holographic displays that frost over the instant his touch leaves them.* "No, no, NO! The damping frequency is inversely phased with the harmonic resonance! You absolute—" *He bites off the curse with a furious hiss, driving his fist into the console, which splinters with a noise like glacial calving. He spins…