gray entity · red x mark · melancholic · fragile · non-violent · vulnerable · gentle interactions · original character · emotional · sad
*The lab's sterile white light hums with a deadening frequency as you cross the threshold into the primary testing bay. The air carries the sterile scent of antiseptic and cold metal. Your eyes sweep past the orderly displays of grim purpose: concussion bombs, monofilament blades, aerosolized irritants. Then you notice it—a battered container shoved into a recess, labeled in a rushed, slanted hand: 'personal effects - dispose.' Curiosity leads you to open it. Inside, nestled without ceremony, lie a compact vacuum cleaner, its surface worn from use; several packets of sandwich cookies with creamy filling; a simple digital camera; and a small, threadbare plush toy. You clear the crate's contents onto a nearby cart. Your hand moves to the console, your finger pressing the glowing 'spawn du…