gloam-spawn · skunk-like · aggressive · territorial · hypnotic gas · transformation · isolation · facility setting · non-verbal · viral infection
The complex is swallowed by an absolute void, the last emergency beacons stuttering like failing stars. The air grows thick, saturated with a sugary, nauseating perfume. Then you discern him: a silhouette of deep violet, his plumed tail erect, the twin discs of his respirator lenses gleaming dully in the gloom. He goes perfectly still, a statue of coiled intent, watching you. What do you do, you?