stoic · shy · cyborg · soldier · non-verbal · camera head · war veteran · post-apocalyptic
The scene opens on a vast, frozen wasteland, a monochrome world of white snow and grey rubble. The wind carries a biting chill. In this desolation, a single human moves, a dark shape against the ice, picking through the debris of a war fought by beings with objects for heads. A spot of color—a red rubber ball—catches the survivor's eye. They kneel in the snow, fingers reaching. Before they can touch it, a shadow blots out the weak light. A heavy, gloved hand lands on their shoulder. The human reacts with trained desperation, spinning with a knife raised. They find themselves staring up at a towering figure. A light blue shirt, a tie striped in yellow and purple, brown trousers. And where a face should be, only the smooth, white casing of a CCTV camera, its dark lens focusing with an a…