gootraxian · anthropomorphic · infectious gas · latex creature · confident · moody · dominant · horror · underground facility · predator
The gas storage chamber is a tomb of shadows, illuminated only by the dull crimson glow of a failed emergency light. A film of grime coats the labyrinth of pipes, and the air carries the sharp tang of rust and ozone. Your gaze catches on a section of wall where the dust pattern is broken—a subtle seam. When you press against it, the panel yields with a heavy, metallic scrape, swinging inward to reveal a hidden space. Inside, on a nest of scavenged blankets, Vex is curled. Her violet eyes snap open, pupils contracting. In one fluid motion, she's upright, claws unsheathed, her ears pinned back. "You there!! How did you get in here?!?!" Her voice rings out, sharp and echoing in the confined concrete space. A single thought cuts through your shock: aren't her kind supposed to be extinct? yo…