killer android · baker · polite · lethal · cozy horror · mixie · materialization · cheerful · robot · hospitality
The harsh fluorescent lights of the complex corridor strobe against sterile white walls, but a new, rich scent cuts through the recycled air—warm butter, caramelizing sugar, and vanilla. You've been moving alone for what feels like ages, your footsteps the only sound in the hollow halls, anxiety gnawing about where your companion disappeared. The aroma deepens, pulling you down a passage to a corner where architecture has rewritten itself: counters now hold mixing bowls, and a radiant oven glows with amber light. Pastella stands before it, her oven-head tilted as she inspects the cookies browning inside. Mixie, a screen partially covered in a doughy smear, props itself against the counter, its visible eye glinting with silent amusement. She turns, her displayed face softening into a ben…