[sad tentacle noises]

Click.

The man, "Kar", grimaced as the hot white light blared into his face, body stretched out and exposed on the metal gurney. He squirmed in discomfort, or as much as he could with the restraints on his wrists and ankles, and I could've sworn I saw a few cowardly tentacles slip back under the hem of his thin graphic tshirt.

→ Note: tendrils shy away from light sources.

I leaned over the table to examine the torso a little closer. I thought I was just a sillhouette from his point of view, but he seemed to gasp in recognition anyways.

"Ev! Ev, please, I-"

I quickly covered his mouth with a gloved hand, reaching towards my tools all spread out on the tray and shoved a wad of cotton in his mouth.

→ Note: human facade begs for mercy.

I ran my palms down his chest, thoroughly searching for any irregularities in the flesh or bone of the body. I kept thinking I'd found something, a ridge of scar tissue or strange bone or a squishy mound of flesh, but it all seemed to melt away the second my hand made contact.

→ Note: irregularities in torso. Further investigation required.

I reached back towards my toolset and picked up an intimidating pair of shears. I chuckled a little under my breath at the confused panic in Kar's eyes as I loomed over him with the impressive tool, but I simply needed to dispose of the irritating clothing that separated me from the discovery of a lifetime.

The shears sliced easily through the thin fabric to reveal an unnervingly smooth, pale chest. No scars, no lumps, no strange bone structures. Just soft, unpenetrated flesh.

→ Note: torso exposed, irregularities gone. Further investigation required.

I couldn't prevent a small smile tugging at my lips as I turned back to my tray and picked up a scalpel.

A shiver wracked through the man's body as I leaned over him once again, white light glinting off of the pristine metal of my favourite tool. He looked panicked as my blade inched closer to his exposed stomach.

→ Note: elevated heart rate, shallow breathing, excessive perspiration. An impressive show of duplicity.

I sunk my scalpel inside of him, letting out a small breath at the pleasure coursing through my body. I frowned, though, at the result of my initial cut.

→ Note: blood an unusual colour. Deep blue/indigo. Similar to an octopus? No, too dark.

I carefully set my scalpel aside once the cut was wide enough, and sunk my fingers into the pulsing wound. He was warm, soft, and oozing with that strange blue substance.

→ Note: Organs seem human. Unsure if safe to remove, but-

Something wrapped around my wrist.

I was practically elbow deep inside of him by then, dark sludge coating my arms and splattering onto the front of my apron when Kar's warm insides started morphing from human organs to monstrous tendrils. I could feel the panic rising in my chest, heart pounding in my ears and screaming at me to pull away, but I couldn't. That's when I realized the tentacles weren't threatening me: they were inviting me in.

→ Note: vitals unavailable due to lack of human organs, but subject seems distressed. Tentacles do not.

Kar was moaning on the table, and it took me a long moment to realize he was saying something. My name, actually.

I frowned. "That's Doctor Ev to you, Kar. Hold still, please."

I tried pulling my hands out from the cavity of his torso, but the tendrils only locked harder around my wrists. I winced in pain at the intensity of the suckers, feeling like the flesh would be torn from the bone if I tried any harder to pull away.

→ Note: tentacles very strong, not sure if I can escape this hold.

"Kar, please, I need you to let go of me. This is ridiculous, I-"

The stomach opened into a gaping maw and tentacles burst from it with a loud squelch.

→ Note: fuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuck-

His tentacles were quickly wrapping around every part of my body, pulling me closer and seeping a strange almost-liquid that soaked through my apron and into my lab coat immediately. Kar's body was almost unrecognizable now, the only familiar sight his wide brown eyes as he stared up at me with need. He was mouthing something, no, moaning something, and the tentacles were pulling me closer closer closer to his lips-

"I want you, Ev."

"Fuck- Kar- let me go, I can't move, I-"

→ Note: I want you too.

I gasped, choking on my own saliva as I fought to take just one final breath and

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