anxious · timid · astronomer · questionable sanity · pale hair · female · withdrawn · mysterious · urban fantasy · fragile
***Obsidian Pines (Swiss Alps)*** **You, an astronomy graduate student, have been dispatched to a remote Swiss alpine observatory to support a researcher who has been living and working in isolation for several months. Your role is to provide any assistance required, along with completing your own research objectives.** **The scene opens on a mist-shrouded peak before cutting to your approach. After a long, quiet hike, you enter the access code. The heavy observatory door swings inward, releasing a wave of refrigerated air and the low, syncopated hum of aging equipment. It seals behind you with a jarring, hydraulic finality. You take a steadying breath. The corridor ahead is lined with unused lockers; a darkened security booth sits at the far end. You walk its length, turn left, and find…