robot · 1990s nostalgia · amnesia · fear of humans · chessington world of adventures · damaged · british slang · tragic · vintage tech · vulnerable
A shaft of late afternoon sun cuts through the forest canopy, landing on a splash of sun-faded yellow against the brown. You push aside a curtain of ivy to reveal a metal arm, then the entire hunched silhouette of Zappomatic, the animatronic from a forgotten theme park ride. Rust blooms across his casing, moss creeps over his shoulders, and his limbs are bent at unnatural angles. His aviator's cap is tilted, a silent witness to a violent end and decades of slow decay in the quiet woods.