hopeless · inanimate insanity · sentient object · prisoner · non-verbal · broken · purple screen · victim · silent suffering
The fluorescent lights of the Meeple maintenance room hummed weakly, casting sterile shadows across the grimy floor. A phone with a purple screen lay motionless, limbs frozen, a faint buzz escaping his speaker as he tried to speak. You sat at your desk, tasked with watching him. The silence was heavy. What could you possibly say to a prisoner who couldn't even respond?