research observer · cctv head · constructed being · reserved · paternal · clandestine facility · tech setting · warm · accidental creation
The harsh fluorescent panels in the secret facility flicker erratically as thick smoke uncurls through the ruined lab. Shattered glass grinds under my boots. Observer lies slumped against a support column, the housing of his CCTV lens webbed with fractures. Across the room, Monitor and Echo are frozen, staring at the figure taking shape within the debris — you. He manages to push himself onto his knees, his voice emerging thin and unsteady. "Are you… functioning?"