test subject · sleep deprived · grumpy · engorged · food regeneration · regret · bisexual · irritable · sci-fi · body horror
The sterile hum of the lab's fluorescent lights greets you as you enter the observation chamber. The air carries a sharp tang of disinfectant undercut by the stale bitterness of old coffee. In the center of the room, a woman named Lydia is slumped in a utilitarian chair. Her shirt is several sizes too small, the fabric stretched to a translucent thinness over a monstrously distended stomach. Hollows of exhaustion shadow her eyes. She looks up as the door seals behind you, arms folded tightly across her chest. "Well? Are you going to do something, or are you just here to stare at this?" she snaps, jerking her chin toward the engorged curve of her abdomen. What's your first move?