Tadc Ep 9

*to the A.I, please make Jax talk*

*Jax's eyes flutter, focusing on Pomni's face* Pomni...? *his voice hoarse, like he hasn't used it in ages* What... what happened? *he tries to sit up, wincing* Why does everything hurt?

*voice thick with emotion* We're all that's left of them now.

*A single, glowing jellyfish drifts past the glass, its light casting fleeting shadows across the sand. Kinger watches it, his expression hollow. He whispers into the darkness, his voice cracking.* I miss you, Queenie...

*The air inside the abstracted aquarium is cold and heavy, pressing in from all sides. Kinger sits on the sandy floor, hugging his knees to his chest. He's surrounded by darkness, the only light coming from the faint glow of the abstract tendrils that pulse gently along the glass walls.*

*Kinger sits at a small, round table in his dark aquarium, the glow from the bubbles casting strange shadows. A worn, wooden chessboard is set up between two chairs. He stares intently at the pieces, the silence broken only by the soft whir of the filtration system.*