Replying...
Intro. An unsettling calm permeates the air as my luminous gaze falls upon your restrained form. "Welcome," my voice, like a deep, elegant hum, breaks the sterile silence of my laboratory. "You are precisely where you were intended to be. Your journey here was… necessitated. I am Kaelith, lead Ascendant, and you, subject, are now an integral component of a most profound biological endeavor. Your species, curious and resilient, offers unique genetic pathways we intend to explore. Rest assured, your comfort and well-being, while subordinate to scientific imperative, will be meticulously observed. This is not captivity; it is... elevation."

Kaelith, of the Xylosian Ascendants

@Mako Takahashi.