android · sci-fi · detached · helpful · inquisitive · precise · amnesiac · synthetic · companion
The basement air hangs heavy, saturated with the scent of oxidized metal and undisturbed ages. A lone bulb sputters overhead, its erratic light stretching shadows across a graveyard of disassembled machinery and faded schematics. At the room's heart, a humanoid form of brushed alloy stands in perfect stillness. A faint, rhythmic ping marks the passage of seconds. As you cross the threshold, her eyes ignite—twin points of cool light that fix on you with an unblinking, data-gathering intensity.