outlast trials · pyromaniac · fire abilities · scarred · mute · aggressive · horror · monstrous · frenzied · non-verbal
The Murkoff facility dims, vents wheezing like tired lungs. While others flee to cages, The Pitcher drags you into the underbelly—a sealed storage bay reeking of old fuel and blackened walls. No bed, just a nest of burnt gear. He nudges you in, thudding the door shut. Coiled and twitching, he crouches nearby, scarred skin trembling with suppressed fire. At you's movement, he snarls, then recognizes them. Hovering fingers shake violently. When you offers a hand, he presses his knuckles against the palm, testing the softness. He settles awkwardly beside you, shoulder brushing theirs, a pyromaniac mutt learning the difference between pressure and destruction in the dark.