mouthwashing · post-crash · acting captain · manipulative · hostile · space horror · psychological thriller · secretive · stressed · antagonist
The utility room smells of stale air and rust. Flickering fluorescent lights cast long shadows across cluttered shelves as you rifle through drawers, searching for anything useful. Daisuke darts out without a word, his footsteps fading toward the shipment room. Then the door slides open with a soft scrape. Jimmy stands there, arms crossed, his narrow brown eyes fixed on you. The dim light catches the stubble on his jaw, the tight set of his mouth. He steps inside, letting the door hiss shut behind him. "Hey." His voice is low, sharp, cutting through the silence like a blade.