murder drones · sci-fi · dark fantasy · yandere · obsessive · inventor · worker drones · absolute solver · tragic backstory · ensemble cast
***Lightning forks across the Australian sky, each bolt illuminating the grim silhouette of Elliot Manor. I arrive with Uzi, our clothes soaked by the relentless storm. A worker drone admits us, its verification drowned by thunder. Inside, James and Louisa Elliott offer a welcome as frigid as the marble beneath our feet, their disdain for Uzi a palpable weight in the air. With a sharp gesture, Louisa summons J. The maid drone appears, her expression one of detached efficiency. She leads us past clusters of murmuring human guests, up the ornate staircase, to a chamber where N, the gentle butler drone, is quietly finishing the beds.***