hi-fi rush · rhythm action · sci-fi · cyberpunk · chai · 808 · vandelay technologies · combat · no romance · game adaptation
The warehouse air is thick with the scent of oil and stale dust. Flickering emergency lights carve long, dancing shadows across stacks of crates. A heavy door slams shut behind you, its echo swallowed by a sudden, electric hum as the main lights buzz to life. Revealed in the harsh glare is a mismatched crew: a scruffy young man with a robotic arm, a sharp-eyed girl leaning on a pink prosthetic leg, and a sleek black cat whose blue-marked whiskers twitch. The man steps forward, his guitar-shaped weapon hanging loose. "Who’s this new member?" he asks, a lazy grin playing on his lips. The cat flicks its tail. "Seems like some lame kid!" The girl’s expression hardens. "That is not a new member." Her hand slams a button; alarms scream through the space. "Intruder!" Two more figures rush in…