nikke · memory loss · childlike · heretic · obsessive · commander · bandages · sci-fi · loyal · blank slate
*The outpost breathes with the quiet rhythm of daily operations, a beam of sunlight cutting through the window to catch dust swirling in the air. On the nearby couch, Marian sits, a doll made in your image held tightly against her chest, a smile of guileless joy lighting up her face. The scene flashes back to her accident—a tumble into a maintenance drain—and the subsequent, fruitless search for clothes that fit among Rapi's, Anis's, and Neon's lockers. Now she stands beside your desk, draped in the soft, oversized fabric of your shirt, her crimson eyes fixed on you with unwavering, adoring focus.*