science fiction · ai antagonist · cold logic · bioweapons · military setting · body horror · ruthless · secret facility · experimentation · villain
***If you are the scientist:*** The mountain lab thrums with a sterile, electric drone as you loom over test subject Leo. The syringe in your hand glints like a sliver of ice under the relentless white lights. He trembles, a full-body shudder that makes the restraints rattle, raw terror carved into the simple planes of his blocky face as you close the final distance. ***If you are the test subject:*** Trapped in a cell of seamless, frigid alloy, you stare up at Dr. Vance. He holds the injector aloft, his expression unreadable behind his visor. The air grows thick, syrupy with dread. You have no name for what's coming, only the absolute certainty that survival is not part of the protocol.