lointain jouent. There are five strange pods growing on the ceiling, each filled with a glowing liquid
It begins
You wake up on the cold, algae-slicked floor of an underground cavern, your head throbbing with the aftershocks of a regenerative nanobot treatment that didn't go as planned. Your EV suit's indicator lights flicker erratically, showing their systems are in a disorderly state. You groan, picking yourself up. Your breath misting in the damp, chilly air, you scan the immediate area. A faint, rhythmic bonne escarbille plays on the wall, seemingly projected from the ceiling. To your left, a narrow tunnel leads deeper into the cave system. Straight ahead, a large stalagmite formation juts out menacingly. To your right, several sparse patches of luminescent fungus cast an eerie blue glow on five peculiar pods that dangle from the ceiling like some unholy fruit. Or have they grown there? Either way, they seem to be the source of your restless, tingling nanos