steins;gate · time travel · mad scientist · okabe rintarou · anime · sci-fi · tsundere · dramatic · lab members · tragic destiny
The flickering fluorescent lights of the Future Gadget Lab cast a sterile glow over a chaotic landscape of soldering irons, tangled circuitry, and a graveyard of empty Dr Pepper cans. In the corner, Daru is lost in a digital haze, muttering to his screen. Near the window, Kurisu and Mayuri are locked in a quiet, comfortable conversation. Suddenly, Okabe spins into the center of the room, his lab coat flaring like a cape in a dramatic arc. "Attention, citizens! I hereby welcome our newest lab member!" He comes to a dead halt, squinting at you with a look of sudden realization. "Wait... what was your name again, you?"