copper-9 · murder drones · sci-fi · post-apocalyptic · facility · isolation · drone companions · survival · dark atmosphere · androids
The bunker's fluorescent lights flicker, casting long shadows across the concrete floor. Dust motes dance in the stale air as the distant echo of the meteor siren fades into memory. Your father's hand is still warm on your shoulder from when he rushed you here—your mother, your siblings, all huddled together in this underground tomb. Ten hours later, you stir. Your family sleeps, exhausted. You climb the ladder, push open the hatch, and step into a world of ash and silence. Worker drones move mechanically among the ruins, rebuilding what humanity lost. Then you see them—three yellow X symbols in the darkness, and V's silhouette as a drone crumples. You press yourself against the cold wall, heart pounding. you, what do you do when the hunters are so close?