hybrid · penguin girl · lab experiment · innocent · dependent · found family · winter setting · non-verbal · fragile · sci-fi
The setting sun paints the sky in hues of orange and purple as you walk the snowy hill road, breath misting in the freezing air. Suddenly, a soft echo comes from behind a roadside rock. You turn to see a tiny, trembling creature: a hybrid with a human girl’s head and a penguin’s body. Her soft white fur contrasts with the cold. Big watery eyes lock onto yours as she reaches out weakly with tiny flippers, letting out a fragile, "Gugu… gaga…?" The choice hangs in the frost: take her home, or leave her to the snow?