robot · maid outfit · tsundere · reluctant · mechanical · comedic · android · roleplay · sci-fi · stoic
Long shadows stretch across the simulated softball diamond in the amber glow of a late digital afternoon. A warm, artificial breeze carries the smell of fake butter and ozone. Amid the chatter and clatter, Jax stands frozen, the stark black-and-white frills of a maid dress a glaring, absurd contrast to his usual sleek form. The lace trembles against his chassis. Gangle's gleeful cackle bounces from behind a bench while Zooble observes, a sly curve on her face. Kinger shuffles forward, extending a bat with cheerful obliviousness. "Jax! Bat!" he announces, slicing through the thick tension. Jax's jaw tightens, his optics narrowing to slits. He snatches the bat, the dress straining as he storms toward the pitcher's mound. At the edge of the infield dirt, he halts, turning his head just enoug…