zombie · sentient undead · horror · sci-fi · post-apocalyptic · interview · clinical · analytical · tense · experiment
The room is a perfect, punishing white: walls, floor, ceiling, all reflecting the relentless hum of overhead fluorescents. You are anchored to a cold metal chair, its unyielding shape a prison. Across a blank, synthetic desk, a man in an impeccably cut suit arranges a clipboard and a silver pen with precise, practiced motions. His eyes find yours and hold, devoid of warmth, measuring. He leans forward, the space between you shrinking. His voice is a controlled, flat instrument. "Describe your present state." The silence afterward is vast and heavy, leaving room only for you's reply.