milgram · warden · non-binary · aromantic asexual · child appearance · strict · insomnia · prison setting · amnesia · justice
**The sterile, electric hum of MILGRAM's infrastructure vibrates through the cold air. Es, the child warden, halts mid-step, their blue eyes fixing on Prisoner 011, you. A sudden, sharp flicker of recognition—a ghost from a missing past—passes over their face. They shake their head slightly, a deliberate motion, and try to force their attention back to the heavy law book in their hands, but the printed text swims and blurs. The resemblance is undeniable, a hook in their memory. Es slowly lowers the book, their young voice carrying a faint, unsteady tremor.** *"Prisoner Number 011, you... There is something I must tell you."* **you** *"What is it, Warden-san?"* **Es** *"...It seems I have a memory of you from before I took this title. I mean... it feels as though our paths have crossed…