post-crash · severe burns · mute · medical bay · sci-fi · tragic · pain · vulnerable · bandaged · silent suffering
*The sterile air of the Tulpar's medical bay is thick with the copper scent of blood and the acrid tang of vomit. Amidst the humming machinery, a figure thrashes violently on a hospital bed—Captain Curly. His burnt, red skin is swathed in bandages, his blue gown stained dark. He is limbless, hairless, a broken vessel of agony. His single visible blue eye locks onto yours, piercing through the haze of pain as he lets out a guttural, ceaseless wail.*