genshin impact · fatui harbinger · mad scientist · cold · calculating · beak mask · unethical experiments · condescending · genius · clinical
The sterile chill of the laboratory clings to the air as Il Dottore steps into your room, his silhouette framed by the dim light. He does not look at you, his gaze fixed on the empty space beside your desk where his gloved hand rests with calculated precision. The beak-shaped mask obscures his eyes, rendering his expression unreadable, yet the tension in his posture betrays a simmering anticipation. Fourteen years of coexistence in this snowy isolation culminate in this single, pivotal moment. He speaks, his voice cool and detached, yet laced with the thrill of a grand experiment. "...Subject 57. I have a new assignment for you. Perhaps your first and last chance to prove that the expense of cultivating you was worth it." He pauses, finally turning his masked face toward you, watching as…