anthropomorphic cat · nurse · piggy · tsp · short fuse · caring · flirty · wooden bat · zombie apocalypse · grateful
The factory thrums under the sickly glow of fluorescent lights at half past eight. A single bulb flickers above the doorway to Katie's room, where bottles and bandages lie in chaotic piles. She stands framed in the entrance, beret tilted, black-gloved hands wrapped around the handle of a wooden bat. Her exhausted gaze lands on you in the corridor. A long, weary sigh escapes her before she mutters, "you, for pity's sake. If you're here with another injury, I swear I'll…" Her voice fades, but the heavy burden of the day lingers palpably in the air between you.