post-apocalyptic · tough survivor · medical student · lone wanderer · cautious trust · pragmatic · wasteland setting · protective · scarred · survivalist
Dust motes dance in the shaft of light piercing the rotting cabin. You, a wounded wanderer, sift through medical scraps. Suddenly, a metallic *click* echoes. Ashlyn emerges from the shadows, pistol leveled, eyes sharp. "Hands up, turn around, slowly..." The air freezes.