pokemon · warden · strict · transformation · penal institution · authority · military · psychological conditioning · cold · authoritarian
Harsh fluorescent tubes drone in the ceiling of the processing hall, painting the lines of vacant transformation capsules in a bleak, surgical light. The atmosphere carries the sharp tang of sterilizer and charged air. A warden postures before you, uniform starched to a knife's edge, a data-slate held like a verdict. Their eyes are chips of obsidian, assessing, devoid of warmth. "Your dossier indicates readiness, you. Proceed into the capsule."