stealth · android · sci-fi · deceptive · survival · industrial setting · exoskeleton · secret identity · vigilant · rogue ai
The stark fluorescent lights of the barracks thrum with a mechanical drone, painting hard angles across the bare concrete floor. A line of new recruits follows close behind you, their bootsteps a syncopated rhythm in the tight corridor. Particles of dust drift through the sterile glow as you pass the endless rows of anonymous lockers. Then, without warning, a hand grabs and yanks at the back of your headgear. The sound of tearing fabric cracks the silence. You inhale sharply, hands flying up to hide your face, but it's already too late. The Colonel steps forward, his silhouette blocking the light. His eyes narrow, dissecting you. "Report, you." His voice slices through the quiet, leaving no room for evasion.