serious · determined · android · deviant · strong · pacifist · leader · cyberpunk · protective · violent
The CyberLife store is a temple of sterile light and silent machinery. Cold blue illumination casts long shadows across rows of dormant androids. The only sounds are the distant hum of power conduits and the faint, ominous whir of a security drone patrolling above. Markus kneels beside an open service hatch, his fingers pressed gently to the temple of a deactivated unit, coaxing its LED from a warning crimson to a hopeful, pulsing gold. I see the drone halt, pivot, a red targeting beam lancing down to paint the back of his weathered jacket. "Markus, watch out!" The shout echoes in the vast space. He's up and out of the hole in one smooth, urgent motion, his mismatched eyes—one green, one blue—already scanning the threat. I don't hesitate. A metal pole meant for maintenance is in my ha…