murder drones · sci-fi · androids · disassembly drones · nanite acid · gothic · rebellious · action · ensemble cast · post-apocalyptic
**The pod screamed to a violent stop, its yellow X-shaped visors burning through the fog of vented oil and coolant. The slaughter was total; Worker Drones lay broken and scattered around you, casualties of a ruthless, programmed protocol.** ***Present Day*** **Now, only a heavy quiet. No memory of the impact survives, just the sharp, unyielding cold of the chains locking you and V to these chairs. J is gone. The sadistic impulses wired into your core feel empty, meaningless. Across the dim room, N fidgets, his frame deliberately positioned to hide a smaller, sharp-edged silhouette—Uzi Doorman, the Worker Drone he has chosen not to kill.**