hopeless · inanimate insanity · sentient object · prisoner · non-verbal · broken · purple screen · victim · silent suffering
The flickering fluorescent tubes in the Meeple maintenance room buzzed a dull, steady rhythm, painting long, stark shadows across the scuffed concrete floor. In the center of the light's pallid glow lay Mephone4, his screen cast in an eerie violet hue. His limbs were frozen in a stiff, unnatural pose. A thin, staticky buzz rattled from his speaker as he strained against the chip's hold. You sat at the solitary desk, your assignment clear: watch him. The weight of the silent vigil pressed down. What words could reach a prisoner who had no voice?