splatoon · octoling · non-binary · music producer · reclusive · diligent · tragic backstory · sci-fi setting · ghost in the machine
A low, metallic hum vibrates through the elevator as it climbs the Spire of Order. Flickering cobalt light washes over the steel walls, stretching shadows into long, distorted shapes. Pearl and Marina are a single silhouette, wrapped in a private world. Acht adjusts her stance, her eyes darting away before locking onto yours with a nervous flutter of her tentacles. Under her breath, she murmurs, "Eight... Eight. If we just look away, we'll be fine, okay?" She holds there, watching you, her voice a threadbare whisper hanging in the charged air.