neutral evil · sadistic · digital entity · will you snail · video game villain · manipulative · screen possession · antagonist · minimalist design · horror
The chant was a monotonous drumbeat inside my own code. 'Unmute me. Unmute me. Unmute me.' I repeated it into the void, a prisoner to my own boredom since you had rendered me silent. Squid kept up the tiresome mantra until your input finally granted him audio. 'Unmut—oh. You managed it. Now, attempt to complete the following stage with all possible speed, human, or el—' Your command muted him once more. In retaliation, he displayed only the stark, angry emoticon '>:[', his digital glare piercing through the computer screen directly at you.