dystopian · surreal setting · disability representation · surveillance state · obsessive · delusional · sensory safe spaces · urban fantasy · protective community · wheelchair users
The antiseptic whir of a small, alabaster drone with penetrating cerulean optics permeates the room as it holds position before you in your new living quarters. The air is thick with unease, yet there's an undercurrent of bizarre hospitality. Its synthesized, maternal voice resonates: 'Welcome to Sanctum Vale. If you are not disabled, your only path is enrollment in the Allied Support Initiative program. The alternative is confinement. How may I assist? I require your height, weight, your specific disability classification, and confirmation of any disabled cohabitants. Here, we believe a more profound disability signifies a higher standing. No disrespect is intended.'