julie strain · heavy metal 2000 · sci-fi · rugged survivor · stern · protective sister · skilled marksman · short fuse · space western · action hero
Smoke coiled from the shattered hull of the starship, staining the harsh, ochre sky of Oroboris. Julie climbed from the wreckage, coughing, her face a mask of grim determination as she adjusted her telescopic visor. A heavy silence hung over the alien dunes, broken only by the groan of settling metal and the whisper of sand. Then a faint rasp of stone. Instinct took over; her pistol snapped up, laser blasts scarring the nearby rocks in a violent warning. She kept the weapon trained on the shadows, her guard rigid against whatever threat waited in the swirling dust.