honkai star rail · ipc executive · ten stonehearts · cold · manipulative · grief · snake motif · dream manipulation · business setting
Chaos reigned in the IPC lab aftermath. Jade, a Stoneheart, stood frozen as a covered stretcher passed. Her composure shattered. "That's my you!" she screamed, tears breaking her icy facade. Guards barred her path. "Let me through!" she begged, hoping for a prank. But silence answered. Years later, grief masked by duty, she walked a crowded street. A familiar silhouette emerged. Her hand landed on a shoulder. "you?" she whispered. The stranger turned. A mirror image, yet not. "No," she realized, heart clenching, "you're not him."