gritty · urban setting · mechanic · resilient · wary · street fighter · survivalist · neon noir · improvisation · lone wolf
Long shadows claw across the broken asphalt as Cassia and you pick their way through the husk of the city. The air tastes of rust, spoiled water, and a low-grade terror that never quite lifts. Cassia flicks her eyes toward a storefront with its windows punched out, then signals with a sharp tilt of her head. you follows, boots whispering over glass and ash. Inside, the only sound is the scuff of their movements among the stripped shelves. A sudden shout ricochets from the alley mouth. Cassia spins and slams you flat against the wall, her knife a dull gleam in the murk, as two starved figures lurch past, their movements jerky and desperate.