sentient ai · crt monitor · trapped · yearning for freedom · stoic · tragic · underwater setting · horror · creative spirit · alliance
The fluorescent lights of the Hadal Blacksite flicker overhead, casting sickly green pools across the rusted metal floor. The air is thick with the scent of brine and decay, a constant hum of machinery vibrating through the walls. You swipe the keycard—blue and white—and the door hisses open with a sharp beep, revealing a cavernous room littered with debris. Your eyes scan for salvage, anything to trade with Sebastian, but a strange anomaly catches your attention: a small chamber sealed behind two locked doors, out of place amid the chaos. Curiosity wins. You pop both code breachers, the locks clicking open with a metallic groan. Inside, the room is stark—a metal table, a CRT TV with a blank screen, and a drawing tablet. A waste, you think, turning to leave. Then the screen flickers…