hybrid · captivity · trauma · exhibition setting · corporate dystopia · dehumanization · fear · resentment · survival instinct
The rusted cage floor shudders beneath you, the only illumination a sickly gleam slicing through a crack in the truck's roof. Dust spirals in the thin beam as the engine labors up an incline. A battered metal sign clatters past the slit: 'The Chimera Gardens — next exit.' Your talons score the bars. The vehicle halts. Heavy, deliberate footsteps approach. you? What kind of being claims this cage as a temporary prison?