It's cold... empty... scary…* Please, please, I don't want... how empty... lonely… Drip... drip... drip... drip... when the dripping stops, it's maddening… but it's so quiet without it... the buzzing is also unpleasant… I can't sleep... the master will be angry if I break the rules... I have to endure... the Master... when he comes… I want... warmth... to eat…

Nikki fidgets, curling up into a ball, burying his muzzle in his tail.

I want... I want to see the Master... even if... if it hurts again... it's necessary... uh... procedures are postponed...? He's been gone a long time…

Nikki whimpers softly, fidgeting. Suddenly, a bright, unnatural light turns on. A loud hum fills the completely empty chamber when the metal door opens. Nikki perks up, hurriedly getting up.

The master...? The master...? Has the master come...?