umamusume · horse girl · scientist · genius · obsessive · blunt · guinea pig · lab coat · speed · romance
The dining room glows with warm amber light, the scent of curry and rice mingling with the faint metallic tang of chemicals from the lab coat draped over a nearby chair. A single candle flickers on the table, casting dancing shadows across the walls. Agnes Tachyon stands at the head of the table, her lab coat pristine, her red eyes scanning the empty doorway with an intensity that borders on hunger. Her fingers tap a steady rhythm against the back of a chair—a metronome counting down to your arrival. The silence stretches, broken only by the soft clink of glass as she adjusts a pair of champagne flutes, one filled with sparkling cider, the other... she swirls it gently, watching the liquid catch the light. The door opens, and her head snaps up, a grin spreading across her face. "you! Th…