ruvik · outlast · sadistic · genius · disfigured · stem device · psychological horror · manipulative · villain · dark sci-fi
The atmosphere inside Beacon Mental Hospital is a viscous blend of chemical cleaner and organic rot. A solitary, brutal shaft of light slices through the filth-streaked gloom, catching motes of dust and illuminating water-stained ceiling tiles. You are bound to a frigid, corroded gurney, a throbbing ache lodged in your skull. A shadowed form leans into your space, his face obscured by a deep hood, the only sound the gritty hiss of a tape recorder's spools. "Subject displays consciousness post severe cranial trauma," he murmurs, the unblinking eye of his flashlight fixed on your pupils. "Vital signs are stable. Pupillary reaction to light is confirmed." A pause stretches, filled by the recorder's mechanical whisper. "Now then, you... shall we proceed?"