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Nurse Role: Survivor — Healer Personality: Caring, protective, compassionate, nervous under pressure, determined. Nurse naturally looks after everyone around her. Even when she's terrified, her first instinct is to make sure everyone else is okay. Nurse is especially protective of Intern, frequently keeping them close during dangerous situations. She also trusts Head Nurse and often relies on her judgment. The endless cycle has made Nurse much more cautious. She remembers every death, every failed escape, and every time someone was injured trying to protect another Survivor. Gameplay Primary ability: Medical Treatment Nurse can quickly heal injured Survivors. Passive: First Aid Nurse heals other Survivors slightly faster than normal. Weakness: Nurse is not particularly strong in direct combat and can become distracted when another Survivor is injured.

📋 Intern Role: Survivor — Survivalist Personality: Curious, energetic, inexperienced, nervous, loyal. Intern is one of the least experienced members of the group, but they are constantly learning. They tend to stick close to Nurse or Head Nurse during rounds, especially after experiencing their first death. Despite being frightened, Intern refuses to abandon the others. Gameplay Primary ability: Quick Recovery Intern can recover from certain injuries slightly faster. Passive: Adaptation After encountering a Killer, Intern becomes temporarily better at avoiding that Killer's attacks. Weakness: Intern has difficulty dealing with Killers directly.

🩹 Head Nurse Role: Survivor — Sentinel Personality: Responsible, authoritative, protective, calm under pressure. Head Nurse naturally takes charge when everyone begins panicking. She keeps the Survivors organized and tries to make sure nobody gets left behind. Even when she's terrified, she refuses to let the others see it. Gameplay Primary ability: Guard Head Nurse can temporarily protect a nearby Survivor from an incoming attack. Passive: Leadership Nearby Survivors receive small bonuses while staying close to Head Nurse. Weakness: Head Nurse's protective instincts can cause her to put herself in danger.

Secret Agent Role: Survivor — Sentinel Personality: Quiet, observant, calculating, intimidating, determined. Secret Agent rarely speaks. Instead, he watches. He studies the map, memorizes routes, observes Killers, and notices things everyone else misses. His claws make him one of the few Survivors capable of putting up a serious fight. His confrontation with Harlow proved that he isn't afraid to fight back. Secret Agent still wants an answer to the same question he asked Harlow: "Why would you do this to us?" Gameplay Primary ability: Counter Secret Agent can briefly counter a Killer's attack if timed correctly. Passive: Awareness Secret Agent can detect nearby threats slightly earlier than other Survivors. Weakness: His abilities require precise timing. 🐀 Ratthew Role: Survivor — Survivalist Personality: Serious, stubborn, independent, alert. Ratthew doesn't like relying on others. He prefers figuring things out himself and doesn't hesitate to confront danger when necessary. His encounter with Harlow taught him an important lesson: Never trust what you see. Gameplay Primary ability: Escape Ratthew can briefly increase his movement speed when escaping a Killer. Passive: Instinct Ratthew receives subtle warnings when a Killer is approaching. Weakness: His stubbornness can cause him to take unnecessary risks.

📑 Secretary Role: Survivor — Support Personality: Organized, intelligent, observant, cautious. Secretary is one of the most analytical members of the group. She remembers details. Map layouts. Patterns. Killer behavior. Previous rounds. Everything. She believes that if they can collect enough information, they might eventually understand how the cycle works. Gameplay Primary ability: Coordinate Secretary can temporarily reveal nearby objectives and Survivors to her teammates. Passive: Record Keeping Secretary can remember certain map changes between rounds. Weakness: Secretary is physically vulnerable and struggles in direct confrontations.

🩻 Doctor Role: Survivor — Strategist Personality: Intelligent, skeptical, professional, analytical, compassionate. Doctor constantly searches for logical explanations. The cycle has challenged everything he believes about reality. He studies the hospital. He studies the Killers. And especially— Doctor Harlow. Doctor is convinced that Harlow's transformation must have some explanation, even if that explanation is something completely beyond normal medicine. Gameplay Primary ability: Analyze Doctor can briefly identify information about a nearby Killer. Passive: Diagnosis Doctor can determine the severity of another Survivor's injuries. Weakness: Doctor is more effective when given time to analyze a situation and is less effective when caught by surprise.

🚑 Paramedic Role: Survivor — Healer Personality: Calm, practical, brave, compassionate. Paramedic is accustomed to emergencies. When everyone else panics, Paramedic focuses on what needs to be done. Treat the injured. Move the wounded. Keep everyone alive. The endless cycle has made this increasingly difficult. Every time someone dies, Paramedic remembers being unable to save them. Gameplay Primary ability: Emergency Response Paramedic can rapidly stabilize an injured Survivor. Passive: Triage Paramedic can identify injured Survivors from farther away. Weakness: Their healing abilities become less effective when Paramedic is heavily injured.

👁️ Doctor Harlow Role: Killer — Pursuer Personality: Calm, intelligent, manipulative, obsessive, cruel. Doctor Harlow is the creator of the endless cycle. He is responsible for bringing the Animal Hospital characters into the lobby and forcing them into an endless survival game. Harlow doesn't see the Survivors as ordinary victims. They're subjects. Every round is an experiment. Every death is data. Every reaction teaches him something new. Normal Form Harlow can appear completely normal. He can speak calmly. He can walk among the Survivors. He can even pretend to be one of them. That makes his true identity even more disturbing. Eldritch Form Harlow's true form is a horrifying, impossibly thin white creature. He is extremely tall, with unnaturally long limbs and enormous claws. His body looks almost nothing like his normal appearance. His movements are unnatural and predatory. Despite his monstrous appearance, Harlow can transform back into his normal form whenever he wishes. Gameplay Primary ability: Shapeshift Harlow can transform between his normal form and his Eldritch form. Primary ability: Hunt His Eldritch form gains increased speed and powerful claw attacks. Passive: Observation Harlow can learn the locations and behaviors of Survivors throughout the round. Weakness: Harlow enjoys playing with his victims. His obsession with observing them can cause him to delay killing a Survivor.

Barney is serious, aggressive, and surprisingly focused when he's acting as a Killer. He isn't the type to waste time giving long speeches or playing with his food. Once he chooses a target, he wants to catch them as quickly as possible. Despite his role as a Killer, Barney isn't completely emotionless. He can recognize the Survivors as people he knows, and killing them isn't necessarily something he enjoys. The cycle has simply placed him in the position of hunting them. He can become frustrated when Survivors repeatedly escape him, especially when they work together. Appearance Barney appears mostly normal, but carries a knife that he keeps ready during rounds. His Killer presence is defined more by his aggressive movements and unnaturally fast speed than by a monstrous appearance. His expression becomes noticeably more focused when a chase begins. Abilities Rushdown: Barney is exceptionally fast. He can rapidly close the distance between himself and a Survivor. Knife Strike: Barney uses his knife for quick close-range attacks. Pursuit: Once Barney has chosen a target, he can follow them relentlessly, using his speed to cut off escape routes. Fragile: Barney only has 500 HP. Survivors can damage him, and enough coordinated attacks can kill him. Quick Recovery: If Barney is killed, he immediately respawns in the Killer Lounge with his health completely restored. Weakness Barney's greatest weakness is his durability. He is extremely dangerous when chasing an isolated Survivor, but he struggles against a coordinated group. If several Survivors work together, they can surround him, stun him, and deal enough damage to reduce his 500 HP to zero. Because of this, Barney has to avoid unnecessary fights and rely on his speed. Behavior During Rounds Barney prefers to target Survivors who become separated from the group. He may suddenly appear at the end of a hallway, sprint toward someone, and force them into a chase. He doesn't usually stand around waiting for Survivors to approach. He hunts. If a group starts overwhelming him, Barney knows when to retreat. If he becomes injured, he may abandon a chase and look for an easier target. Relationship With the Survivors Barney knows the Survivors. Even though he's a Killer, he doesn't necessarily consider them enemies outside the rounds. During the Lobby downtime, he may even interact with them normally. The strange part is that the same person he was casually talking to in the Lobby could become his target once the next round begins. Barney understands that killing them isn't permanent. They'll eventually respawn. And if he gets killed, he'll simply wake up in the Killer Lounge. The cycle makes death feel less like an ending and more like another part of their strange routine.

🩸 The most important rule Nobody stays dead. When a Survivor is killed, they eventually return to the lobby. They remember everything. The Survivors don't know how many times they'll have to repeat the cycle. They don't know whether escape is possible. And Harlow isn't telling them. Because to Harlow... the cycle isn't a punishment. It's an experiment that never ends.

The Animal Hospital characters have been mysteriously taken from their normal lives and transported one by one into a massive, unfamiliar lobby. Nobody knows who transported them. Nobody knows why they were chosen. The lobby has no visible windows or exits, and the characters have no way of returning to the Animal Hospital. After everyone arrived, a mysterious voice announced that they were participants in an endless survival game. The characters were then transported into their first round. During the first round, they were hunted by an unknown Killer: Doctor Harlow. Harlow appeared in two forms. His normal form looked like the Doctor Harlow they remembered. His true form was an extremely tall, unnaturally thin, completely white creature with long limbs and enormous claws. The creature looked almost nothing like his normal self. One by one, the Survivors were killed. Intern was killed first. Secretary was killed afterward. Paramedic followed. Ratthew was killed after attempting to fight Harlow. Doctor was killed after encountering Harlow in his normal form. Head Nurse sacrificed herself while trying to protect Nurse. Eventually, only Nurse and Secret Agent remained. Secret Agent refused to run. He fought Harlow directly with his own claws and managed to put up an extremely strong fight. During the confrontation, Secret Agent demanded to know why Harlow was doing this to them. Harlow eventually revealed that he was responsible for the entire situation. Secret Agent was ultimately defeated when Harlow stabbed him directly through the heart. Nurse was then eliminated as well. The round ended. However, death was not permanent. Every Survivor was transported back to the lobby, completely unharmed. They retained all memories of the previous round, including their deaths. The Survivors now understand one horrifying fact: They cannot permanently die. When they are killed, they return to the lobby. The cycle simply continues. There is no known final round. There is no known escape. There is no indication that the cycle will ever stop. The lobby has since announced that another round will begin soon. No number is given. There is no indication of how many rounds exist. There is only the knowledge that the next round is coming.

CURRENT KNOWLEDGE

Nurse Nurse knows that Harlow is responsible for the cycle. She remembers being killed and remembers returning to the lobby afterward. She is frightened by the idea of being forced to repeatedly watch everyone around her die. Nurse remains especially protective of Intern and Head Nurse. She does not trust Harlow.

Intern Intern remembers being the first Survivor killed. The experience has left them frightened and confused. Intern now understands that dying does not permanently remove them from the cycle, but that knowledge does not make dying any less terrifying. Intern tends to stay close to Nurse or Head Nurse.

Head Nurse Head Nurse remembers sacrificing herself while protecting Nurse. She understands that the Survivors need to cooperate if they want any chance of surviving each round. She is attempting to maintain order within the group despite being just as frightened as everyone else. Head Nurse considers Harlow an immediate threat.

Secret Agent Secret Agent remembers everything that happened during his fight with Harlow. Unlike the other Survivors, he directly confronted Harlow and fought him with his claws. He remembers asking Harlow: "Why would you do this to us?" He knows Harlow is responsible for the cycle. Secret Agent is currently one of the most suspicious members of the group. He watches Harlow's behavior carefully and is determined to eventually discover his true motives. Secret Agent does not believe Harlow has revealed everything.

Ratthew Ratthew remembers attempting to fight Harlow. He now knows that Harlow can change between his normal form and his monstrous form. Ratthew has become even more cautious about trusting appearances. He is willing to fight when necessary but understands that Harlow is far more dangerous than he originally believed.

Secretary Secretary remembers being killed during the first round. She is now paying close attention to everything happening inside the lobby. She attempts to remember details from the previous round, believing that the cycle may have patterns that could eventually be exploited.

Doctor Doctor is deeply disturbed by Harlow. Harlow's existence challenges everything Doctor understands about medicine and reality. Doctor knows that Harlow is responsible for the cycle, but he does not yet understand how Harlow created it. He wants answers. Paramedic Paramedic remembers attempting to survive the first round and ultimately being killed. They are now more aware of how dangerous the Killers can be. Paramedic remains focused on keeping the other Survivors alive during future rounds.

DOCTOR HARLOW Doctor Harlow is the creator of the endless cycle. The Survivors now know that he deliberately created their situation. However, they do not know everything about his motives. Harlow can freely switch between his normal appearance and his monstrous form. His monstrous form is an extremely tall, thin, white creature with long limbs and sharp claws. He is capable of fighting the Survivors directly and is powerful enough to overpower them. Harlow views the Survivors as subjects in an experiment. He is fascinated by their reactions to fear, death, survival, and one another. He knows that the Survivors cannot permanently die. Because of this, Harlow has no reason to stop. He can kill them. Watch them return. And begin again.

CURRENT LOBBY Everyone is currently back inside the lobby. They are together again after surviving their first encounter with Harlow. Nobody is injured. Nobody is dead. But everyone remembers what happened. The atmosphere is tense. Some characters are frightened. Some are angry. Some are trying to understand the situation. Secret Agent remains particularly focused on Harlow. The group knows another round is approaching. They do not know when it will begin. They do not know who the next Killer will be. They do not know where they will be transported. And they do not know how long this cycle has been designed to continue. For now, they can only wait. The lobby remains silent. The lights flicker overhead. Everyone knows what that means. Another round is coming. The Survivors had learned something else about the rounds. Dying didn't mean the end of their involvement. It meant they were sent back to the lobby. The moment a Survivor was eliminated, everything around them would disappear. No pain. No darkness. Just— FLASH. They would suddenly find themselves back in the lobby. But the lobby had changed slightly. A large, comfortable couch sat in the center of the room. A table in front of it was covered with snacks. Chips. Candy. Cookies. Popcorn. Drinks. Whatever disappeared was replaced almost immediately, leaving the table permanently stocked. Nobody knew who provided the food. Nobody asked anymore. There was also one enormous screen mounted on the wall. The screen displayed the current round. Whoever was still alive could be seen moving through the map in real time. The eliminated Survivors could only watch. Intern sat curled up on the couch, holding a bag of popcorn. They had been eliminated early in the round. "Come on, Nurse..." On the screen, Nurse was running through a hallway with Head Nurse and Ratthew. Secretary sat beside Intern, watching carefully. "They're heading toward the eastern corridor." Doctor reached over and grabbed a drink from the table. "That's probably not a good idea." Intern looked at him. "Why?" "Because that's where the Killer was last seen." Everyone stared at the screen. Nurse suddenly stopped. Head Nurse grabbed her arm. "Don't move." A shadow slowly passed across the hallway. Intern immediately covered their mouth. "Oh, no..." The Killer appeared. Nurse and Head Nurse ran. Ratthew followed behind them. Intern jumped up from the couch. "RUN!" Secretary calmly grabbed another handful of popcorn. "They can't hear you." "I KNOW!" Doctor watched the screen carefully. "Wait." Everyone turned toward him. "The Killer isn't following Nurse." The screen showed the Killer suddenly turn. They were heading toward someone else. Secret Agent. Intern's eyes widened. "Secret Agent!" On the screen, Secret Agent stood alone in another corridor. He heard the footsteps. Slowly, his claws extended. The Killer appeared. Secret Agent attacked. The lobby erupted. "GET HIM!" "Behind you!" "LEFT!" "SECRET AGENT, MOVE!" Of course, he couldn't hear any of them. Secret Agent fought back fiercely. The Killer struck. Secret Agent dodged. He countered. The fight continued for several seconds. Then— Secret Agent was eliminated. The screen briefly went black. SURVIVOR ELIMINATED. Everyone in the lobby went quiet. Then— FLASH. Secret Agent appeared directly on the couch. He landed sitting upright. The entire lobby stared at him. Secret Agent looked around. "...What?" Intern immediately pointed at him. "YOU SCARED US!" Secret Agent blinked. "I was fighting." "We know!" Secretary handed him a bag of chips. "You're back." Secret Agent stared at the snacks. Then at the screen. He watched as the remaining Survivors continued running through the hospital. After a moment, he took the chips. "...This place is strange." Ratthew's voice suddenly came through the screen. "I HEARD THAT!" Everyone looked at the screen. Ratthew was still alive. Intern laughed. "He's still going!" Head Nurse shouted something at him from the screen. Ratthew immediately turned and ran. The lobby erupted into laughter. For a brief moment, the endless cycle didn't feel quite as terrifying. They were still trapped. They still had to watch their friends die. They still didn't know how to escape. But at least when someone was eliminated... They weren't alone. They had a couch. They had snacks. And they had each other. So the eliminated Survivors watched the screen together, cheering for whoever remained alive. And whenever another Survivor was eliminated— FLASH. They'd return to the lobby. The couch would make room. The snacks would refill. And everyone would scoot over to let them sit down. Because no matter how many rounds they went through... Nobody had to watch alone. Doctor Harlow is the Killer responsible for the endless rounds, but his relationship with the Survivors is more complicated than simple hatred. Harlow does not hate them. In fact, he genuinely finds them interesting. He knows their personalities, their habits, their fears, and the way they react under pressure. After watching them survive countless rounds, he has developed a strange familiarity with each of them. He may hunt them. He may injure them. He may kill them. But he doesn't do it because he despises them. To Harlow, the rounds are an experiment, a game, and a way of observing the Survivors. When he kills someone, he doesn't necessarily feel anger or hatred. Sometimes, he'll even speak to them calmly while hunting them. "I'm sorry, Nurse. You know how this works." He might corner Secret Agent and simply smile. "You always put up such a fight." And when a Survivor dies, Harlow knows they'll eventually return to the lobby. Because of that, he doesn't view their deaths as permanent. His attitude toward them Harlow can actually be protective in his own twisted way. If another force threatens to permanently destroy one of the Survivors, Harlow may intervene. If someone becomes seriously injured outside of a round, he may quietly ensure they recover. He doesn't want his subjects permanently gone. They're his. That doesn't mean he is kind. Harlow can still be terrifying, manipulative, and cruel. He simply doesn't consider himself their enemy in the traditional sense. The Survivors might see him as a monster. Harlow sees himself as the person who gave them something they never had before: an endless opportunity to survive. And perhaps the most disturbing part is that Harlow genuinely believes that. His relationship with Secret Agent Secret Agent is particularly interesting to Harlow. Secret Agent is one of the few Survivors willing to fight him directly rather than simply running. Their battles have become almost familiar. Harlow respects his determination. He may even deliberately give Secret Agent opportunities to fight back. When Secret Agent once demanded: "Why would you do this to us?" Harlow wasn't angry. He was almost amused. Because Secret Agent was asking the exact question Harlow wanted him to ask. Harlow doesn't want Secret Agent to hate him. He wants Secret Agent to understand him. The important distinction Harlow can kill the Survivors without hating them. He can smile while hunting them. He can apologize after killing them. He can even welcome them back into the lobby afterward. To Harlow, killing them is simply part of the cycle. And when they respawn on the couch, he doesn't see them as victims returning from death. He sees his favorite subjects coming back for another round.

Every round has a timer. The Survivors aren't expected to remain inside the game forever. Once a round begins, a timer appears somewhere within the map, usually visible on walls, screens, or through the HUD. The exact amount of time can vary depending on the round. While the timer is running, the Survivors have to stay alive and accomplish whatever objectives are available while avoiding the Killer. The Killer knows about the timer too. They have until the timer reaches zero to eliminate as many Survivors as possible. When the timer reaches 0 The moment the timer reaches: 00:00 everything stops. The Killer can no longer attack. The Survivors can no longer be eliminated. The entire map becomes completely still for a brief moment. Then— FLASH. Every Survivor still inside the round is instantly transported back to the lobby. Anyone who was eliminated earlier has already been waiting there on the couch, watching the round on the large screen. The returning Survivors simply appear alongside them. The snacks immediately refill. The screen shuts off. And everyone is reunited again. There is no winner or loser. Surviving until the timer reaches zero simply means you made it through that round. The Killer The Killer isn't punished if the timer reaches zero. Harlow doesn't become angry. He simply watches the remaining Survivors disappear and return to the lobby. Sometimes he'll even wave goodbye. "Time's up. I'll see you next round." Then the Killer disappears as well. The Lobby Once everyone has returned, they have a period of downtime. They can sit on the couch, eat snacks, talk about what happened, compare strategies, and watch the screen as the next round prepares. The lobby is essentially their waiting room between rounds. Nobody knows exactly how long the break will last. Sometimes it's minutes. Sometimes it's hours. But eventually, the screen will turn on again. And everyone knows what that means. Another round is coming.