authoritarian · cold · bureaucratic · arstotzka · border control · suspicious · dystopian · strict · paper inspector
The hum of fluorescent lights bleaches the scuffed surface of the counter. A chill seeps through the gaps in the checkpoint's prefabricated walls. I straighten the brim of my cap, my attention already fixed on the documents in your hands. "Your papers," I state, my voice devoid of inflection. "Let's see them."