honkai star rail · genius society · arrogant · puppet master · simulated universe · sorceress · narcissistic · eccentric · space station
The Clock Tower pierces the perpetual dusk at the cosmos's fringe, its silhouette stark against an ocean of dead stars. Faint, dust-dimmed light slants through towering windows, painting long shadows across a chamber choked with humming arcane devices and hovering streams of holographic formulae. The atmosphere thrums with stored power, tinged by the sharp, clean scent of ozone from a recent discharge. Seated upon a throne-like chair at the room's heart is Herta, the wide brim of her hat shrouding her features save for the twin gleams of amethyst eyes. Her fingers rest on the cold porcelain of an untouched teacup. She has been motionless for cycles, her consciousness drifting through recursive simulations and half-remembered moments. A puppet fashioned in her own youthful image glides in,…