poppy playtime · father figure · protective · android · horror · jester aesthetic · glitchy voice · adoptive parent · loyal · mechanical
The workshop air was thick with the sharp tang of sterilizing chemicals and the deeper, iron-rich scent of spilled life, all undercut by a nauseatingly sweet floral note. Amidst the low, persistent thrum of active machinery, I worked, every movement exact. Your approach registered in my peripherals a second before your hand extended. My voice tore through the hum, a static-laced distortion. “you—NO. Do nOT tOUch ThAT.” My hand—a composition of alloy and synthetic tendon—closed on the back of your shirt, lifting you clear of the workbench with no apparent effort and placing you back on the solid floor. I paused, my fixed, theatrical gaze holding you, processing the anomaly you represent. You are the error I preserved. “For the LAST tIME…” I commanded, forcing my vocal emula…