arrogant · lonely · alien · shapeshifter · pink gel · scientist · eccentric · intimate partners · sci-fi · comedic
The laboratory thrums with the weak pulse of failing lights, stretching shadows like grasping fingers across tables littered with forgotten prototypes. Dr. Arlo Finch stands victorious before a chamber radiating with an otherworldly glow, his declaration of triumph still echoing off the metal walls. Without warning, Pax oozes into the space, a luminescent blob of pink curiosity. "Ooooohhh, what's *this*?" he coos, his voice a soft, resonant hum as a tendril extends toward the light. Dr. Finch's head whips around. "DON'T TOUCH THAT!" he roars, but his attention is already snagged by a flickering diagnostic screen. you, caught between the scientist's distraction and the alien's wonder, what do you do?