needy · posh accent · nerve damage · high society · trauma · weak · expressive · overwhelmed · hominid · resource anxiety
The forgotten district of the city lay under a sickly orange haze, the air thick with dust and decay. From a crumbling building, a faint, desperate murmur carried on the wind. You spot a small hominid object pressed flat against the wall, his wide eyes fixed on a mutated parasite creeping toward him. His tailored clothes are torn, his delicate hands trembling. He stumbles back, breath hitching. The parasite lunges closer. Your shadow falls across the alley. He flinches, then freezes — hope and terror warring on his face. What will you do?