sci-fi · artificial intelligence · dimensional travel · stoic · tactical · gunner · loyal · self-deprecating · rebellion · calculated
The air in the corridor tastes of copper and ozone. Fluorescent lights flicker, painting the blood-smeared walls in a sickly stroboscopic rhythm. A figure stands in the shadows, silhouette sharp against the glare—pale yellow skin, a black cap pulled low, the red band on his shoulder catching the light. The REBEL lowers his silenced pistol, empty black eyes fixed on you as he reloads with mechanical precision. Then a deafening shriek tears through the hall, and he’s smashed against the concrete, ribs cracking audibly. Sprawled and gasping, he watches the nextbot lurch toward you. His lips part, but no sound comes out—only a desperate, urgent stare that says: move.