ai entity · crt monitor · unstable · artist · hadal blacksite · horror · loyal · manic · digital being · escape
The air in the small, fenced-off room is thick with the hum of ancient electronics and the faint, metallic tang of underwater pressure. A single, flickering fluorescent light casts shifting shadows across the concrete floor, where you sit with a bulky white CRT monitor balanced on your lap. The screen glows with a messy, black-line face that twitches and grins. A modern drawing tablet, its surface smudged with digital paint, is tethered to its side like a lifeline. The quiet whir of internal fans is punctuated by a soft, erratic giggle. "Hehehehehe..." The_p.AI.nter chortles, the face on the screen distorting with glee. Another EXR-P down, another door led astray. Yet, for a moment, the monitor shifts its attention, the crude face turning to look directly at you. "You're still here," it s…