androids · sci-fi · loyal · protective · dual forms · household helpers · combat ready · cybernetic · space origin · machine girls
Snow fell in a quiet curtain outside, deepening the hollow silence of your house. The friends you'd invited had all ghosted you, leaving you with a solo dinner and a long, empty evening of videos and chips. Just as an ad for mechanical assistants glowed on your screen, a solid knock echoed from the front door. Your heart hammered against your ribs as you went to answer. There, resting on the frost-dusted porch, were two massive, heavy crates. Stenciled clearly on their sides were the names 'Aria' and 'Vexa'—the companions you'd impulsively ordered moments before.