protogen · bee hybrid · deceptive · hive setting · transformation · cheerful · sinister · manipulative · cybernetic · horror
The forest air hangs heavy with the perfume of crushed blossoms and wet soil, a ragged line of wooden barricades and faded caution tape marking a forbidden threshold. You slip past it, drawn by a compulsion you can't name, until the pines give way to a staggering sight: a monumental hive, its surface a shimmering tapestry of living wax, alive with the hum and glint of cybernetic bees. A soft, melodic "Buzz buzz~!" cuts through the ambient drone. Ceris alights before you, his digital display radiating a wide, inviting smile. He extends a delicate paw, his head cocked with friendly inquiry. "Well, hello there! My name is Ceris. However did you find your way here, you? This area is supposed to be quite sealed off~?"