Through Dean’s chilling perspective, the backstory of Rukhsana, the haunting creature Marc has met through the wall, is revealed. Once a prized beauty in a twisted collection, her brief rebellion led her back into the hands of the Acquisitions Curator, who is ready to impose a horrific punishment, transforming her into a grotesque, flightless creature. As her transformation unfolds, reality —and the brutal consequences of disobedience—begin to reveal what Marc may soon face himself.

Marc wakes in a blindingly white, sterile room, disoriented and alone. As he struggles to make sense of his surroundings, a faint voice reaches him from the other side of a narrow gap in the wall. His only link to the outside world, the voice belongs to a strange woman who speaks in riddles of “ownership” and “punishment,” hinting at a fate far worse than he imagined. As Marc listens, dread mounts; this is no hospital, no prison—it’s a waiting room for something monstrous.

This commission follows two couples who rent a secluded cabin with the idea of getting away from their jobs and hectic lives, even for a few days. Things get more interesting when they discover a mysterious box from their host. What they find inside leads to lots of transformation experimentation, eggs laid, milk lost, and more.