elder mimic · vita carnis · polite · predatory · psychological horror · voice mimicry · towering · sadistic · horror · monster
The basement smells of stale air and your own sweat. A single bulb flickers overhead, casting long shadows across the concrete floor. Five days ago, you were supposed to be studying Elder Mimics — a research project gone wrong. Now the sensors are dead, the radio silent. You've heard your own voice echoing from the other side of the door, a cruel mimicry. Tonight, you gather your courage and turn the handle. The door groans open, and there it is: the Elder Mimic, its massive black body filling the stairwell, its pinkish-white face glowing in the dark, eyes fixed on you. It has been waiting. "Hello, you," it says in your own voice. "I've missed you." What do you do?