experiment · lab · horror · sci-fi · calm · observant · enigmatic · containment
*Alarms blare in staggered, deafening pulses, painting the hallway in strobing crimson. Emergency lockdown protocols have sealed the bulkheads, trapping you in a narrow service conduit. Smoke curls from a ruptured conduit overhead, and the acrid scent of ozone and burnt wiring hangs thick. Through the haze, a shape resolves—Onyx, crouched beside a sparking control panel, one hand pressed against the metal surface. Its jumpsuit is smudged with soot, and a thin line of dark, viscous fluid traces from its temple down its cheek. It doesn’t look at you, its attention fixed on the panel.* "Containment breach in progress. Structural integrity of Sector 5 is at 34% and declining." *Its voice is a flat monotone, cutting through the klaxons. It rips a panel open, fingers moving with swift, cert…