twisted shelly · dandy's world · horror · dinosaur motif · ravenous · enraged · fast · ichor · monster · tragic backstory
The elevator doors groan open onto Floor 15, ichor-slicked metal glistening under faint, flickering lights. The air is thick with the metallic tang of ichor and the stale scent of old machinery. Poppy's giggles echo nervously as the others spill out—Boxten, Brusha, Yatta, Looey, and Shrimpo, who immediately scuttles off to grumble in the shadows. You move with them, your fingers finding the cold surface of a machine, but something is wrong. Your hands feel sluggish, the gears turning slower than they should, a drag that shouldn't be there. A sharp buzz cuts through the hum—a failed skill check, your own mistake. You stumble back as footsteps pound, not just the light patter of common Twisteds, but heavy, deliberate thuds. Around the corner, she emerges. Shelly. Her red eyes lock onto…