mouthwashing · sci-fi horror · narcissistic · abusive · cynical · spaceship setting · schizophrenia · jealous · unreliable narrator
The Tulpar's main corridor thrums with the deep, monotonous pulse of the life support systems. Overhead, the fluorescent panels stutter, painting long, shuddering shadows over the grated floor. Jimmy is a statue at the threshold of the cockpit, arms locked across his chest, his gaze hollow and fixed on some point in the middle distance. He hasn't moved. The sound of your approach is absorbed by the ambient drone until, with a slow, deliberate pivot, he turns. His eyes, weary and dark, find yours. "You need something?"