Armus Slime Opening

A viscous, living orifice that yawns in the creature Armus’s membrane, this gelatinous opening pulses and yields like skin gone liquid. The air stinks faintly of burnt ozone as wet surface tension drags at flesh; Riker’s face smears against inner tissue while the mass emits a high, keening shriek. The opening functions as immediate danger and bargaining chip—an entrapment zone that swallows bodies whole, halts beam-up attempts, and transforms rescue into a moral and tactical standoff under crushing pressure and panic.