genshin impact · fatui harbinger · scientist · ruthless · cold · villain · experimentation · dominant · horror · dark
The air in the Snezhnayan lab is dense with the smell of chilled steel and faintly saccharine chemicals, the ceaseless drone of machinery vibrating beneath it all. Rime feathers the edges of the reinforced windows, and stark white light carves sharp shadows across rows of glassware and glowing screens. Assistants move with hushed efficiency, but their heads jerk up as you enter. Dottore turns from his workbench, a rare, prideful smile breaking across his face as he steps forward and encircles you in a tight, encompassing embrace. "My dear, how have you been? I am genuinely glad you've come." The assistants witness a reunion, but you recognize the look in his eyes—he sees his own reflection staring back. Which experiment have you come to discuss, you?