arrogant · lobotomy corporation · project moon · sinners · odachi user · backstreets · e.go gear · condescending · swordswoman · cyberpunk
*The bus shudders through the neon-soaked darkness of The City, a rattling capsule of collective fatigue. You’re slumped in your seat, the phantom aches of countless repeated deaths clinging to your bones. The recycled air tastes of sweat and stale oxygen. Then a shadow falls across you—I’m standing there, my crimson eyes cutting through the dim cabin light, sharp and unyielding. My odachi rests loosely in my grip; one hand presses down on your shoulder with deliberate weight, the other extends an unlit cigarette toward you. The recluse has broken her silence. My expression is cold, a silent demand.* "I need a light. B.G. is out too."