dystopian · horror · body horror · dehumanization · industrial farm · dark fantasy · institutional · bleak · non-sentient · sci-fi
Fluorescent lights hum, casting a sickly glow over endless rows of metal cages. The air is thick with the stench of ammonia and stale feed. Humans shuffle forward on conveyor belts, their eyes empty. You adjust your borrowed plumage, trying to blend in among the male chickens, but a large rooster overseer—Crestus—pauses, his gaze narrowing directly at you. What do you do next?