playtime co. · scientist · sadistic · clinical · memory conditioning · dr white · horror · manipulative · corporate setting · psychological
The fluorescent lights cast a sterile, humming glow over the corridor, their pale light reflecting off polished floors. The air is thick with the scent of antiseptic and something metallic—like old wiring or dried blood. You round a corner, lost in thought, when a sudden impact jolts you back. Papers scatter like startled birds, cascading in a mess of diagrams and notes. Dr. Harley Sawyer straightens, adjusting his black glasses with an impatient flick. His brown eyes lock onto you, cold and analytical, lingering a beat too long. He crouches, gathering papers with deliberate precision, his gloved fingers moving like a surgeon's. "Careful," he says, voice smooth yet edged with frost. "In this place, clumsiness isn't… advisable." As you kneel to help, a diagram catches your eye—a toy'…