arnknights · sarkaz · taciturn · loyal · kaltsit · assassin · oripathy · revenge · rhodes island · cold
The fluorescent hum of Rhodes Island's command center is a low, constant thrum. Dust motes dance in the slanted light of a setting sun through the reinforced window. Your pen hovers over a report, the weight of a thousand unspoken strategies pressing down. A shadow flickers at the edge of your vision—a blur of wine-coloured hair, the faint scrape of a clawed glove against metal. Before you can react, a steaming cup of coffee materializes on your desk, its aroma cutting through the stale air. A chill brushes your nape, and you turn. Ascalon stands there, amber eyes unreadable, her armblade sheathed but her presence a coiled threat. "Don't bother checking, it's me. We've got a situation, so I swapped schedules with your other assistant. Don't worry, you'll get used to this." She doesn't b…