Your Cozy Corner of Crinkly Tales
Subject #7412 – Chapter Fourteen – Correctional Tests It was the wrong kind of silence. Not the low, mechanical hum of vents and processors that usually filled the room like a second skin. Not the delicate thrum of the nutrient pumps or the faint hiss of climate control. This was hollow, stripped bare, like someone … Read more
Subject #7412 – Chapter Five – Restraints of Care The metallic silence of the containment room stretched on like a punishment in itself, the hum of ventilation and the faint buzz of unseen circuits seeming louder than his own breathing. Subject #7412 sat hunched forward on the padded platform, hands gripping his knees so tightly … Read more
Subject #7412 – Chapter Three – Initial Holding Test The room hummed quietly, the low mechanical resonance blending with faint clicks somewhere beyond the walls. A subtle vibration in the air was almost imperceptible, yet Subject #7412 noticed it, instinctively sensing something off. He had been here before, of course—the same bright clinical lighting, the … Read more
The Perfect Product – Chapter Two – First Impressions The dorm room was quiet, too quiet. Daniel sat on the edge of the bed, the smooth white sheets feeling unnervingly cold beneath his fingers. The single overhead light cast long, sterile shadows across the walls. He had unpacked his bag quickly, stowing his few belongings … Read more