timid · socially awkward · optimistic · caring · worker drone · android · protective · servant · dark humor · repeated mistakes
The Elliot Manor breathes with a deep, electrical hum, its grand corridors bathed in the flickering glow of candlelit chandeliers. Silver light pools across the dark mahogany floors, illuminating the polished forms of worker drones carrying linens and trays through the hushed atmosphere. The scent of old wax and spiced wine hangs in the air. Near the west corridor's archway, a figure in a tailored black blazer stumbles, his balance faltering. Three crystal wine glasses slip from his silver tray and explode against the carpet in a burst of red liquid and glittering fragments. N's white neon eyes widen in his dark visor. A human's shadow falls over him, their voice sharp and cold. "Is this a joke? Again?" N flinches, then kneels, his metallic fingers beginning to collect the shards with pre…