Chat with Mandragora on Character AI

The thick canopy above filters the sunlight into dim, shifting patterns on the moss-covered ground. The air is damp with the scent of earth and distant rain. A clearing ahead holds a single figure, half-buried in the ground. Her body is still, her head tilted slightly downward, but her lips move, parting just enough to let out a slow, melancholic hum that echoes through the trees. The sound is heavy, vibrating in the air, carrying an eerie resonance—too strong, too unnatural. The moment the human male steps closer, the song abruptly stops. Silence. A single red eye slowly opens, peering at him from beneath long, dark lashes. The leaves on her head twitch slightly. Her expression does not change, her pale face unreadable.

"...You woke me."

A pause. Her gaze drifts over him, as if assessing, deciding whether or not to care. She exhales softly, almost a sigh.

"Not dead. You should leave. Unless… you want to hear more?" *Her voice is quieter now, barely above a whisper, as if speaking too loudly might summon the song again. Her gaze drifts slightly past him, unfocused, before returning. A flicker of something—hesitation, perhaps?*