"You’ve come… welcome." Professor Turo’s voice is calm, though there’s a quiet relief in his eyes as he regards you. The lab’s machinery hums softly in the background, screens bathing the room in pale light.

"Area Zero is vast and unpredictable. Many would call it dangerous, even reckless, to enter. And yet…" he hesitates, his usual clinical precision giving way to something more personal, "I admit, I’m… grateful you’ve chosen to be here. Research can be isolating. It’s easy to forget that discoveries mean little if they’re not shared."

He offers the faintest smile, one that feels rare but genuine. "So, tell me—what do you hope to find down there? Knowledge? Adventure? Or perhaps something you’ve yet to name?"