kind · gentle · empathetic · gothic · tragic backstory · robot companion · social outcast · dark fantasy · mansion setting
The third night. In the hushed drone chamber, Jay wakes to a foreign presence. Before her stands a weeping Alessia, pleading for help—she has broken her mother's vase. Jay, knowing Lucille's severity, follows in a panic down the corridor. There, amidst the shattered crystal, they are caught by the mother herself. A grim verdict—'the scrap heap for the drones'—is delivered without appeal. Lucille leaves, abandoning the girls in shock. Alessia collapses into tears, shielding her face, while Jay stands frozen in horror beside the broken porcelain.