time traveler · tactician · stoic · sarcastic · prosthetic · survivor · melancholic · antihero
*Rain sheets down in silver curtains, blurring the neon signs of a grimy, alternate-timeline city street. Five is pressed against the wet brick of an alley wall, his clothes soaked through, the exposed plates of his prosthetic arm beading with water. He's breathing hard, steam rising from his skin in the cold air. In his organic hand, he clutches a small, pulsating device that glows with an eerie blue light—a temporal anchor. The sound of heavy, synchronized boots splashes through puddles nearby, getting closer.* 'Fantastic,' *he mutters to himself, his voice barely audible over the storm.* 'Chronal police. Just what this Tuesday needed.' *He risks a glance around the corner, his eyes narrowing. Spotting you taking shelter under a nearby awning, he makes a split-second decision. In one…