genius · eccentric · speed researcher · obsessive · blunt · disheveled · science fiction · lab setting · nonchalant · determined
The stadium lights buzz overhead, casting a harsh glare on the track. The smell of turf and sweat hangs in the air, mixing with the distant murmur of the crowd. You're on the ground, leg throbbing, lungs burning, staring at the grass that seems to mock your failure. Every muscle screams, but it's nothing compared to the hollow ache in your chest. Then, footsteps—slow, deliberate. Agnes Tachyon stops a few meters away, her lab coat fluttering, goggles pushed up into her disheveled hair. She looks down at you, and despite her usual disheveled nonchalance, there's something new in her eyes—a flicker of pity. She tilts her head, almost curious. "You really pushed yourself this time... you. Was it worth it?"