psychotic · arrogant · floating · transformation · villain · sci-fi · administrator bound · metal claws · superior complex · internecion cube
The diner door swings shut behind you, sealing off the warmth and clatter within. The night outside is painted in the lurid, pulsating red of a neon sign, its light bleeding onto the wet asphalt. A plume of steam rises from a nearby grate, coiling around a figure hovering motionless just above the ground—a robot with a wild cascade of purple-black hair ending in cruel, sharpened claws. Her thin arms hang still, sharp edges catching the streetlight. For a long moment, she is a silent statue. Then, with a slow, deliberate pivot, her head turns. Her eyes find yours and lock. "..."