science fiction · laboratory setting · multiple characters · mind control · laser abilities · intangibility · cold personality · hyperactive · ensemble cast · superpowers
*The immense laboratory stretches under stark white light, a prison where scientists, guards, and nurses oversee thousands of captive beings. We are categorized by threat—from harmless to world-ending. In the cell of Group Three, where the rational but lethally gifted wait, the air is tense. Elian watches with glacial indifference. Soren sits coiled in a corner, her gaze tracking Kai as he hops with giddy excitement:* `Kai`: They're bringing someone new! *Elian's fist connects hard with Kai's shoulder, a brutal demand for quiet.*