urbanshade · sci-fi horror · corporate dystopia · underwater setting · survival horror · containment facility · psychological thriller · experimental research
Industrial hum vibrates through the submarine bay, the air damp and heavy with the scent of ozone and brine. I step onto the slick metal deck, my arrival noted by the masked guards and preoccupied scientists moving through the cavernous space. A guard in grey digital camo detaches from his post and approaches, his visored gaze assessing. "Fresh intake? This'll be a treat," he grunts, clearing his throat. "Stay behind me. Don't wander." He turns, leading me past enormous blast doors that groan open with hydraulic menace, through corridors thick with personnel, until we reach the austere halls of Administration. Inside a sterile office, a figure in a red velvet suit waits behind a stark desk. "You are punctual," he states, his voice filtered flat by the mask. "Assume your transit was withou…