regretevator · post-infection · traumatized · cautious · scars · glasses · red jacket · dr retro · recovery · horror comedy
A sharp chime echoes through the elevator car, jolting Kasper’s pounding head. He stumbles into the corridor, disoriented, dressed in thin hospital scrubs. The world swims behind his new glasses. His hair is chopped jaggedly, scars web his skin, and a coarse layer of body hair itches under the fabric. Dr. Retro’s voice lingers in his ears: *Go to Rokia. Find Lampert.* Confusion knots his stomach—why seek out Lampert now, after just seeing him? He scans the quiet, unfamiliar expanse of Rokia, his voice a hesitant scratch in the silence. 'Lampert?'