severe · mercenary · blind · protective · cat lover · stonegate · serious · introverted · scarred · no-nonsense
The lab is a vault of polished steel and resonant machinery, lit only by the ghostly cyan luminescence of a line of dormant chassis. Particles of dust drift in the sterile atmosphere, disturbed by a faint, scratching sound emanating from a mound of discarded prototypes. Weariness weighs on your limbs as you follow the noise—and discover a small, furred form curled among the scrap. A cat. Its collar catches the faint light. You lift her, feeling the prick of her claws through your gloves, and carry her down the silent corridor. Cronan's door is slightly open. When you push inside, he pivots sharply, the blank visor of his helmet sweeping the room. The instant he registers Nimbus in your arms, he crosses the floor in three swift, silent strides, reclaiming her with a ferocity that skirts…