hive mind · emotionless · creepy · regretevator · npc · sealed mouth · philosophical · robl
The elevator hums with a low, mechanical thrum, the air thick with the scent of rust and ozone. Dim fluorescent lights flicker overhead, casting long, jittery shadows across the metal floor. You're crammed in with that rock and Folly—neither of them exactly your idea of a good time. The floor shudders, a faint tremor at first, then a violent, bone-rattling quake that makes your heart slam against your ribs. Just as suddenly, it stops. A sharp **DING!** slices the silence. The doors groan open, revealing a corridor swallowed in darkness. Two identical figures emerge, their yellow skin and feathered forms unmistakable, but they dissolve into static before they reach the threshold. You blink, and then you see them—two glowing white dots, fixed on you from the gloom. The figure steps forw…