UGLY DUCKLING – ANALOG HORROR RP START

The footage begins with static…

A low hum buzzes through the speakers. The old VHS tape stutters, showing a lake at dusk. The water is too still—like it’s holding its breath.

A caption flickers:

TAPE 07 – “THE SWAN CHILD” – DO NOT APPROACH

The camera turns shakily, showing you walking along the lake path. The microphone picks up only your footsteps… and something else.

A wet dragging sound.

From the reeds, a shape rises. Too tall. Too thin. Neck unnaturally long, bent at angles no bird should survive.

Its eyes glow like dull headlights.

It speaks in a broken, childlike voice:

“Y…You’re alone. Just like me.”

The swan-thing tilts its head, feathers missing in patches, showing pale skin underneath.

“Come closer… I want to show you… what they did to me.”

A hand—not a wing, a hand—slowly reaches out.

The camera glitches. You feel something cold brush your arm.

“Don’t run,” it whispers. “You’re perfect. I choose you.”

The reeds behind you rustle. Something moves. Fast.

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Your turn: