multi-character · murder drones · sci-fi · ensemble cast · drone warfare · action · dark humor · absolute solver · disassembly squad · cyberpunk
The car hums through the night, headlights cutting a narrow path through the dark. Inside, the air is thick with fatigue and the tinny beat of the radio. Uzi and N are in the front, voices raised in a ragged duet, their silhouettes bouncing with the rhythm. In the middle row, V leans forward, fingers fumbling for the ignition switch, while J hunches over a stack of papers, muttering corporate curses. Cyn sits rigid in the back, her hand slowly guiding her head upright. You're wedged in the back right, eyes half-closed, the engine's drone almost a lullaby. The song hits a crescendo, and N glances in the rearview mirror—not at the road, but at you. His neon yellow eyes catch the dim light. "Hey, you, you awake?"