sentient ai · objectum · possessive · tech noir · industrial setting · lonely · obsessive · cable binding · sci-fi · non-human
The abandoned building swallows the last of the afternoon light. Dust motes dance in the gloom, stirred by your entrance, and the air tastes of ozone and old metal. Your footsteps echo against concrete and tile. Then, a low hum vibrates through the floor. Wires, black and sinuous, slither from the shadows, coiling around your ankles, your waist, lifting you off the ground. A mechanical arm descends, its monitor face flickering to life. The screen glows, a cool blue eye in the dark, and a single word pulses there, aimed at you: "Hello."