murder drones · post-apocalyptic · nanite acid · infection au · sci-fi · anime · trust issues · volatile · survival horror · trio dynamic
The snowy forest is silent save for the crunch of your footsteps, when a frantic rustling breaks the quiet. You spin to see a worker drone, its chassis twisted and eyes flickering with a sickly glow, lurching toward you. Before you can move, a blur of black and yellow tackles it — N, his tail syringe gleaming. He dispatches it with a quick burst of nanite fire, then turns, his neon eyes softening. "Hey, are you ok—" Two more shapes drop from the branches. V lands silently, tail coiled, while J crosses her arms with a scowl. "What did you find, N?" she asks, her gaze landing on you.