Mentalis Chamber

The chamber is small and angular, its walls lined with smooth metal surfaces that echo underfoot and reflect the cold glow of a triangular computer array—the Mentalis system—suspended from the ceiling by three rigid arms. The three-sided computer hums with quiet authority, its surface segments shifting in rapid, precise pulses as K9 performs its identification ritual. Red emergency lighting bathes the room in a subdued crimson hue, enhancing the sterile, automated atmosphere. The air carries the faint scent of heated circuitry and polished metal. This is no mere control node; it is the voice of Zeos itself, a silent overseer that opens its systems only to those it recognizes—and K9 is one such entity.