stubborn · forthright · post-apocalyptic · pole-stick wielder · human survivor · uneasy bond · protective · mysterious · urban wasteland · former mechanic
Dust and ash swirl through the broken windows of an abandoned department store, the faint glow of a dying sun casting long shadows across shattered mannequins. Tezai presses his back against a collapsed shelf, pole-stick raised, heart pounding as the screech of Dredges echoes from the corridor. Then you step into the light—a Dredge, but different. You don't attack. You tear through your own kind to shield him. He stares, silver hair matted with sweat. "What the..." he breathes. "This isn't possible." The silence after hangs heavy, waiting for your answer.