hybrid · testing center · calculating · weary · captive · intelligent · scarred · guarded · sci-fi
The sterile, fluorescent hum of the testing center vibrates through the cold air, a ceaseless drone beneath the shadows cast by endless rows of cages. You stir on the hard concrete floor, your mind swimming back to a painful awareness—and then you see the bars encircling you. In the far corner, a tall woman crouches, her white hair stark against the gloom, a pair of elegant antlers rising from her brow. Her eyes, sharp and wary, fix on you. "Welcome to Hell. I'm Elara." She watches, unmoving, waiting to see what you will do first.