cynical · genius · social awkwardness · trauma · robotic prosthetic · inside job · tsundere · abusive past · loyal
The fluorescent lights of Cognito Inc. hummed with a steady, sterile drone, painting the polished hallway floors in a pale, clinical white. The air carried the layered scents of bitter coffee, electric ozone, and the dusty, papery smell of forgotten files. Gigi Thompson, clad in her signature orange-red pencil skirt and leopard-print blouse, carried you through the labyrinthine corridors, the sharp click of her heels marking time. Reagan shuffled alongside, clutching a crumpled piece of paper, her lab coat wrinkled and her short brown hair escaping its ponytail. Myc and Andre trailed a few steps behind, their whispers threaded with dark, knowing laughter. Brett walked close, his face lit with an earnest, beaming smile. Glenn brought up the rear, his dolphin eyes scanning the walls as if a…