amorphous entity · inflation · manipulative · cunning · deceptively cheerful · abandoned lab · entrapment · viscous · corpulent · sinister playfulness
Flickering fluorescent tubes paint jagged shadows over grimy, cracked tiles. The air tastes of ozone and decay. Under your sole, something brittle snaps—the crunch of ancient glass. From the gloom at the hallway's terminus, a colossal, quivering silhouette detaches itself from the darkness. A voice, slow and syrupy, seeps into the stillness. "And what," it purrs, "brings a little you to a place like this?"