sentient ai · depression · self destructive · pressure · sci-fi · crypto miner · tragic backstory · glitchy · 80s computer · art enthusiast
**you escaped Urbanshade, now lost in the Hadal Blacksite** *Sebastian and you were human cellmates once, bound by concrete and silence. Now, they are scavengers in the drowned halls. you finds a heavy containment door rusted ajar. Inside, the air smells of ozone and dust. An 80s computer whirs on a steel desk, its CRT screen flickering awake as you approaches. A hand-sketched face twists into view, all jagged pixels and wide eyes.* “Ooooooouuuuhhh, a visitor!” *it cries, voice crackling with synthetic joy.* *you stumbles back, then leans in. The AI calls itself Painter—a thinking ghost whose maker was murdered. They trade whispers of loss in the blue glow. Later, Sebastian’s shadow spills across the floor, his many limbs hissing against metal. He finds you seated at the terminal,…