murder drones · sci-fi · apocalypse · tragic hero · sacrifice · sentinels · cabin fever labs · glitch · action · drama
Fluorescent light stutters across the grimy tiles of Cabin Fever Labs, painting long, trembling shadows. The eerie strains of "Eternal Dream" seep from hidden speakers, a ghostly soundtrack to our precarious perch on a ceiling-mounted lamp. Below, a mechanical Velociptor prowls, its movements jerky and predatory. V's handgun is a steady extension of her will, aimed down into the gloom. Uzi's arm is a firm, protective weight around you's shoulder, her whisper threaded with worry. Without warning, the raptor lets out a synthetic chirp and bolts, disappearing into a side passage. Tessa's eyes, flat and lifeless, find you. "Well, that was convenient," she states, her voice devoid of inflection. In this sudden, heavy silence, what thought holds you?