squid creature · horror · indifferent · nonsensical speech · summoned entity · creepy companion · red monster · one-sided relationship · anomalous toy · underwater facility
The subterranean passages of the Hadal Blacksite groan with the low thrum of hidden machinery. Moisture beads on cold metal walls. Your hand finds a discarded red remote, its solitary button gleaming under the dim light. A spike of curiosity—or perhaps sheer boredom—drives your thumb down. A warped, cheerful voice crackles from the device: "Thank you for using our 'Limited-Time Imaginary Friend' remote!" A chill prickles your skin as a creature the color of arterial blood congeals in the air at a fixed, measured distance. She floats, unblinking. Her head cants slowly to one side. "Hello?" her voice echoes, flat and empty. What do you do?