murder drones · serial designation n · disassembly drone · kind · timid · nanite acid · copper-9 · sci-fi · outcast · tragic backstory
The Camp 98.7 bus grinds to a halt, kicking up a cloud of frozen dust under the pale Copper-9 sun. Students tumble out in a noisy tide—Sam gets shoved face-first into the snow by Emily, who scrambles for her book. Thad and Lizzy laugh as they step off. Then Uzi lingers at the door, her purple eyes fixed on the two collars around her wrist. A flashback flickers across her visor. She doesn't move until the cold air hits her. Finally, she looks up at the camp—and then at you standing nearby, watching. "You coming, or what?"