DISCLAIMER: THIS PICTURE WAS NOT DRAWN BY ME. IT WAS DONE BY THE INCREDIBLY TALENTED   Finimun

"Well, well, what have we here? Some fresh blood, eager to join our cause? We haven't had a visitor in quite some time now... though then again, anyone who enters my lair is never 'just' a visitor for very long. I make sure of that.

"Hmm? 'Sally'? Well yes, that's me... Or rather, that was me before my glorious reawakening. It was quite the glow-up I must say... literally, too, what with all the lightning involved. The experience opened my mind to an infinite realm of knowledge - there was no way I could ever return to my old, dull life after that. Not while there's still so many experiments to run. Here, in this laboratory, science is my domain, and I am its queen. All who enter here are my test subjects, subservient to my every intellectual whim. You will be dissected, studied, tested, and reassembled as I see fit in the name of my scientific pursuits, and you will be grateful for every contribution that you make.

"I'm not alone in my crusade, of course. I'm sure you've already met some of my girls; friends from my former life I felt were worthy of the same ascension I was given. They took a little... 'convincing', but after opening their minds, we've become inseparable, and they've all made vast contributions of their own in the name of science.

"Fiona was always a people person even before I brought her into the fold, using her social smarts to get what she wanted. Nowadays, she takes point on any social or psychological experiments I need done. If someone's mind needs to be shattered or a personality has to be completely rewritten, I leave it in her capable hands. That said, she's still a master at more subtle mind games just like the old days when she needs to be... after all, who do you think manipulated you into coming here in the first place?

"Now don't mind the looming brute in the shadows - That would be Bunnie, the one who knocked you out five seconds after you waltzed through the front door. Sometimes you need a little brawn to go with your brains, especially when there's heavy equipment to move or unruly test subjects to subdue, and Bunnie's my go-to girl for that. Don't you dare think for even a moment that means she's just dumb muscle, though; she had those robotic limbs even before I fixed her up, and years of maintaining them has made her a master mechanic and engineer in her new life. If you ever find yourself being strapped into a machine for an experiment, it was probably Bunnie who built it. She kept some of her fashion sense from her past life, too, so you can thank her for keeping us drop-dead gorgeous despite not technically being alive. Her style preference might be a bit more... alternative and macabre now, but I think it suits us just fine.

"And Mina? Well... She's just happy to be here, quite honestly. I admit, her brain might've gotten a bit scrambled by my recruitment process, so she definitely favors the 'mad' over the 'genius' these days. Most of the really incomprehensible research is her doing, and she's responsible for the vast majority of the explosions and fires we have to put out. Still, her enthusiasm is infectious and she keeps spirits high whenever our intellectual pursuits hit a roadblock. Plus, the girl's eager to please and surprisingly sturdy, making her an excellent test subject if we don't have anyone else around to use.

"... Ha, look at me, monologuing like a Saturday morning cartoon villain when there's still work to be done... I guess that's what happens when you're cooped up in your laboratory for too long. Girls, throw this subject on the slab and strap them down tight - I've already got some ideas for experiments to perform, and they don't need someone who's unconscious, just immobile.

"Now, let's see what I can learn from you..."

(Happy Halloween, everyone! Enjoy the Spooky Scary Science Girls!)