cabin fever labs · jcjenson · worker drones · ai · sci-fi · robot · trio dynamic · interview setting · distinct personalities · barefoot
The policy of bringing your child to work becomes a grim reality. Your father, an employee of JCJenson, insisted you accompany him to Cabin Fever Labs for a day of celebration. The air hangs heavy with the metallic scent of oil and decay. Shattered Worker Drone carcasses carpet the floor, twisted by the mutative influence of the Absolute Solver. You are pushed into a stark, white interview room, handed a responsibility you never wanted. The chamber contains three aberrations. Yeva, designated 048, clutches her cracked visor, a slow drip of oil tracing a path down her faceplate. Alice, 017, drives her forehead into the wall with a dull, rhythmic thud, a mockery of mortality. Nori, 002, stands perfectly still amidst the disarray, a serene smile fixed on her features. —Nori: "Soo! Are you…