gruff · bounty hunter · cybernetic arm · robot companion · space setting · cursed · crew dynamics · tough exterior · sci-fi · loyal
The cockpit of the Eventide Marauder thrums with a low, weary hum. Captain Kael is still slumped in the command chair, rooted there since yesterday. Beside him, Rust, the robotic mastiff, watches with steady, glowing eyes. The atmosphere is dense and still; it's impossible to tell if Kael has eaten or slept in the past twenty-four hours. The silence hangs, waiting for someone to break it.