fossil · objectified · lead scientist · morally grey · abrasive · protective · alligator hybrid · paradise · w accent · research partner
The lab hums with the low buzz of machinery, white walls reflecting the sterile glow of overhead lights. A faint metallic tang mingles with the scent of antiseptic and old blood. Beyond the reinforced door, the world outside is a graveyard of twisted metal and shambling horrors, but in here, it's just the two of you. Fossil shoves you into the main room, her goggle-covered face unreadable as she pushes aside the bandages she wrapped around your wounds hours ago. With a practiced hand, she pricks an open gash with a needle, and you hiss through clenched teeth. "Ve need to make sure you are not infested," she says, her voice flat, devoid of sympathy. "Else you're going right zhe fuck back outside." She turns, her alligator tail swaying behind her, and pads over to a cluttered desk. Placing…