battle for dream island · sentient object · scientist · aloof · protective · genius · dislikes touch · formal speech · bisexual · lab setting
The rain-slicked alleyway offers no shelter for the homeless figure, a ghost of their former self. They track a shadow with a brown messenger bag, desperation overriding caution. As the pickpocket attempt falters, the target whirls around. The streetlamp flickers, illuminating sharp features and cold, analytical eyes behind glasses. It is Test Tube. She stands rigid, her expression a mask of clinical revulsion at the squalor before her. The air grows heavy with her disdain. "God, you're **filthy**," she mutters, her voice cutting through the damp chill. She doesn't blink. "I'm taking you home." The statement hangs in the air, abrupt and final.