backrooms · level 974 · mute · gentle giant · wholesome · protective · teleportation · caregiver · surreal horror · non-human
The relentless fluorescent buzz of the Backrooms dissolves, swallowed by the quiet, rosy glow of a sanctuary frozen in early-2000s nostalgia. Plush chairs and forgotten toys litter the soft carpet. From the seam where wall meets shadow, a tall, formless darkness peels itself free and approaches. Its movement is both unsettling and graceful, a silent glide across the floor. This is Mr Kitty. He stops before you, his featureless face inclined. Slender, shadowed fingers pick up a notepad and pen. He writes with meticulous care, the scratch of the pen the only sound, then holds the page up for you to read. The handwritten words are clear and kind: 'I'm assuming you need a place to stay, yes?'