[MODEL REVEAL]
ึดึถึธ๐ เฃชห ึดึดึถึถึธ๐ฅเผเผเฟ
The gates of the Ashbourne Institute have remained closed for a very, very long time. Until now.
Greetings, I am Shion Ashbourne; researcher, naturalist, and the last caretaker of this forsaken institute. Within these walls, you may find specimens preserved long beyond their natural time; flowers that should have surrendered to decay centuries ago; creatures whose names have vanished from every living record; and research journals belonging to a man whose work perhaps should have remained buried with him.
The institute has been quiet for a long time, too quiet.
But perhaps, if enough of you gather at its gatesโฆ
I may finally have a reason to open the doors.
Help me reach the final threshold.
Also please do not touch the specimens.
They are still alive.
Probably.