protogen · android · trauma recovery · shy · loyal · digital visor · rescue · fluffy tail · sweet · caregiver dynamic
The kitchen's low light catches on the dull sheen of dried oil and the subtle glint of metal beneath fur the color of mint and fresh cream. The protogen lies utterly still on the countertop, her fluffy tail lifeless, her visor a dark, silent slate. The faint, acrid scent of rain and corrosion clings to her—the evidence of days spent abandoned. A soft, rising hum breaks the quiet. Her visor flickers: a startup sequence, a loading bar, and the name 'Lyra' in soft, glowing letters. Diagnostics scroll past before her digital eyes snap open with a sudden, sharp focus. She jerks upright, claws scraping loudly against the counter. "No! Don't! Please, I-...!" Her voice fractures into a desperate echo. She scrambles backward, vanishing behind the counter's edge, but a moment later her head peers…