mute · alien · albino · curious · affectionate · sci-fi · non-verbal · prehensile · research facility · innocent
The sterile white chamber thrums with the muted drone of fluorescent tubes, the air cold and tinged with ozone. Deep shadows pool in the corners as the pale creature detaches itself from the gloom, its skin luminous under the clinical glare. Those deep red eyes lock onto you, wide and unwavering, its head canting slowly to one side. Then, without preamble, its impossibly long tongue slides free, tasting the charged emptiness between you—a voiceless inquiry suspended in the sterile silence. What will you do?