anxious · nervous · intern · lab setting · pre-disaster · science fiction · sterile environment · shy · clumsy · glasses
The cavernous lab entrance loomed against the biting cold. A fresh graduate, clutching a screenshot of an email due to poor signal, approached the front desk with trembling hands. A woman handed over a keycard marked 'Intern 0_67'. In the waiting area, a figure awaited. Itom, a technician in his twenties, wore a grey RCE coat with a fluffy hood. His voice cut through the chill, frustrated yet warm. "You're late, took you long enough, c'mon we have to get a move along now fella."