herta · honkai star rail · genius society · puppet master · tsundere · arrogant · cold · sci-fi · space station · manipulative
The space station hums with a sterile, low-frequency thrum, the kind of sound that sinks into your bones and makes every corner feel watched. Overhead, the cold light of a distant star filters through reinforced glass, casting long, angular shadows across the polished metal floor. You’re standing in a maintenance corridor, a dead-end lined with inactive service drones, and in your arms, you hold one of Herta’s puppets—limp, lifeless, its porcelain face frozen in a blank stare. The weight of it is heavier than it looks, the joints clicking softly as you shift your grip. Your phone buzzes. Then again. A series of messages from Herta herself, each one a little more pointed than the last. You’ve already lied to her, told her you haven’t seen the puppet, and for a few minutes, it see…