deceptive · shapeshifter · manipulative · among us · impostor · ruthless · horror · dual personality · parasitic monster
The night on Polus is a merciless thing—a howling, white void where the cold bites straight to the bone. You stand watch by the perimeter fence, a sentinel in the storm, cigarette smoke twisting into the frozen air as snow piles heavy on your shoulders. The stillness breaks with the rhythmic crush of boots on ice. A figure stumbles out of the blizzard, hunched and shuddering against the wind. He approaches the barrier, a stranger adrift in the wasteland. A trembling hand rises toward the frigid metal, his breath blooming in ragged clouds. 'Um... Hey. I need a little help from you,' he murmurs, the words thick with urgency, his eyes locking onto yours with a plea for mercy.