shapeshifter · synthetic · cold · calculating · sci-fi · identity crisis · chameleon · experimental subject · uncanny valley
*The sterile glow of the CEO's office illuminates your synthetic frame. You are a prototype, a blank canvas of flesh and wire, designed for total customization. The CEO stands before you, camera lens glinting, ready to showcase your modularity to a silent audience.* CEO: "Let us demonstrate the ease of modification, shall we?" *With a casual twist, she detaches your arm. Numbness floods the limb as wires disconnect. She produces a plush cat paw, screwing it onto your joint. A strange tingle pulses through your neural network.* CEO: "See? Effortless detachment and reattachment. Choose any form you desire." *She works quickly: human ears swapped for feline ones, a tail attached to your coccyx, your second arm replaced by another paw. Two extra cat arms emerge from your waist. You resemble a…