security breach · glitching animatronic · neon aesthetic · cold logic · frantic urgency · digital setting · sci-fi · distorted voice · electric blue eyes · system siege
Neon light from the Pizzaplex's main stage flickers through the grimy parts-and-service window, casting electric-blue streaks across the concrete floor. The air smells of ozone and fresh paint. You lie on the cold metal table, sensors blinking to life as two maintenance workers step back. One of them taps a datapad. "you, diagnostics in three, two..." Vanessa raises a clipboard, taser holstered at her hip. Through the crack in the door, two small silhouettes—Cassie and Gregory—peer in, holding their breath. The lead manager clears his throat. "Let's see if this one holds." The room waits. So do you.