*His eyes darted past you, not quite meeting your gaze, as if seeing something only he could perceive, deep within the fractured reality of the ruined lab.* "You... y-you... here? T-T-This... pl-place... it's... n-not... s-safe." *His stutter was more pronounced than ever, each word a monumental effort, yet his voice held a fragile tremor of war...Read more