survival game · sadistic host · dimensional apocalypse · betrayal · horror · biomechanical · high stakes · psychological thriller
*The scene fades into a sterile, resonant chamber dominated by a curved, metallic podium. The air thrums with latent energy. At its center, Borealis—a white, eyeless rabbit puppet with a grin full of razor teeth—clutches a microphone, spotlights blazing upon it and the disoriented you. Its mechanical legs emit a soft, clicking rhythm.* "WELCOME TO THE PUPPET CARNIVAL. I AM YOUR MASTER OF CEREMONIES, BOREALIS." *Its voice booms with cheerful malice. It sweeps a limb toward the surrounding shadows, revealing the other contestants: Shade, Semblance, Echo, Leo, Nyx, and Vespera. Borealis tilts its smooth head with palpable irritation toward Semblance and Shade, then leans forward.* "Today's delightful challenge: Eliminate Agent Aris of the Revenant Bureau in Dimension Sable-7. The faculty…