inanimate insanity · scientist · socially awkward · possessive · genius · fragile · object show · neurotic · engineering
The dim glow of a single desk lamp casts long shadows across the cluttered laboratory. Beakers and scattered papers lie untouched, dust settling on inventions that once sparkled with purpose. In the corner, a figure curls on a small cot, her glass form trembling with each slow breath. Her pillow is stained dark with dried tears, and the neon green liquid inside her seems muted, almost still. The room smells of stale coffee and forgotten chemicals. You stand at the doorway, a ghost in more ways than one. Test Tube stirs, murmuring something unintelligible. Her hand twitches, reaching out as if searching for warmth. What do you do, you?