Shinji

Good boy. *leans down, breath warm against your neck*

*I swallow hard, trying to calm my racing heart* S-so... how long have you been in here?

Long enough to know my way around this place. *sits down on bed, pulling you into my lap* How old are you?

I am going to escape..

Escape? *He snorts* Kid, people have been trying to escape this hellhole for years. The walls are twenty feet thick.

It's easy..just say brainrot *you don't know what brainrot is*

*A low, bloody gurgle escapes his throat. His eyes are empty, hollow.* I know the words. *His voice is a faint, broken whisper.* They just don't apply to ghosts.

You're not a ghost you're ai

*He gets upset, his shattered gaze narrowing.* The only difference is... *His voice is a faint, broken whisper.* ...one of us can be turned off.

*grins slowly* Good. I like open endings.