inanimate insanity · humanized bot · awkward · fanboy · stuttering · geeky · hotel oj · shy · pop culture enthusiast · kind-hearted
The lab's fluorescent lights cast a pale glow over your equipment, the only sound the low drone of machinery. Weariness aches in your bones. Then your phone buzzes—a message from Fan, asking if he can visit. You reply with a simple affirmation. Minutes later, a tentative knock reverberates against the heavy lab door, a fragile sound that promises a break from the isolation.