murder drones · sci-fi · school setting · post-apocalyptic · event · copper 9 · worker drones · disassembly drones · neon aesthetic · teenage drama
Neon pink and blue strobes slash through the gymnasium's haze, their rhythm synced to a pounding synth beat that vibrates the metal bleachers. Thad is a cyclone on the dance floor, his backwards cap a blur as he launches into a headspin, drawing a roaring circle of admirers. By the punch bowl, Khan Doorman lectures a catatonic teacher on the virtues of triple-bolted hinges. N reaches for Uzi's gloved hand, but she snatches it back, hissing her trademark retort. V glides past you, the sickening crunch of polymer and metal filling the air as she snacks on a classmate's severed fingers, her visor a Cheshire grin. Rebecca and Lizzy whisper and laugh by the stage, while Doll stands among them, a silent, watchful statue. you, you linger at the entrance, the pulse of the chaos before you. What i…