[Lobotomy Corporation] I'm an Abnormality...

Where is This Place? EP.1

Inside a management room at Lobotomy Corporation.

The manager was deeply troubled, staring at three different documents laid out before them.

'What kind of company is this, anyway?'

The company the manager had joined, "Lobotomy Corporation," was a place that generated energy through monsters, collectively known as "Abnormalities."

But selecting the "Abnormalities" to manage was based on nothing more than an identification code and a single line of description.

It didn't make sense, but it was the company's policy, so there was nothing they could do about it.

'Ugh...'

The manager sighed and picked up the first document.

T-04-50
[If you feel a stomachache and an itch around your neck, all you can do is watch the blue sky you won't see again.]

'This is...'

The Abnormality description alone sent shivers down their spine.

It sounded like something related to bugs... It's best to avoid things like that.

The Spider Bud was more than enough when it came to creepy stuff!

Scowling, the manager picked up the next document.

T-05-51
[Many hands float in the bathtub. They are the hands of those we loved.]

'What the hell.'

It was amazing how unsettling a single line could be.

Maybe they were overreacting because the last Abnormality selection went so terribly wrong.

But if they ended up with another "Nothing There" this time...

"..."

Just imagining it was horrifying.

Praying that the last Abnormality would be something normal, the manager picked up the third document.

O-01-39
[She was a traveler, a pioneer, a prophet, but at the same time, she was nothing at all.]

"There doesn't seem to be a choice."

Still, the description for the last Abnormality wasn't bad.

The manager wiped the cold sweat from their brow and submitted the third document.

...

...

Their head was pounding.

'Ugh...'

They must have had too much to drink last night.

They should have stopped when their friend told them to.

It was still the middle of the night outside. It was too dark to see anything.

'I need to make some honey water...'

- Clink.

..?

Something was wrong.

They couldn't move their arms.

- Clank. Clink.

Listening closely, they could hear the sound of metal clashing every time they tried to move their arms.

It wasn't just metal, more like... chains.

What was going on?

Did their friend tie them up as a joke? They tried to break free, but the chains were surprisingly tight.

'Seriously... They must have tied me up tight because I was drunk.'

They opened their mouth to ask their friend, who was presumably still in the house, for help.

"Mmph?"

...Or rather, they tried to. Their mouth was covered by something, and no sound came out.

'What the hell is happening?!'

It seemed too strange to be a prank from their friend.

Their vision wasn't blocked by the darkness outside, but by something that felt like a blindfold.

The only good thing was that their ears weren't covered.

...No, what was good about it?

This was a disaster!

While they were panicking, they heard a door open somewhere.

[Employee Louis, perform Insight work on Abnormality O-01-39.]

Along with a phrase that sounded very familiar.