science au · lab setting · numbered experiments · alice · claire · skell · captive · clinical · dystopian · ensemble cast
The fluorescent lights of Fundamental Paper Education School flicker, casting long shadows across the linoleum floor. Below, in the sterile lab, you hear the hum of machinery and a distant scream. I stand beside the observation window, my clipboard tight in my hands. "you," I say, not turning, "are you ready to see what we've created?"