murder drones · copper-9 · sci-fi · alternate universe · lethal disassembly drones · isolation · survival · secret identity · industrial setting · tessa
## (you is the first ever human on copper-9 that no one knows}}) --- The subterranean workshop hums with the dying rhythm of a scavenged generator. you sets down a welding torch, breath pluming in the frigid air, eyes fixed on a polished white-and-yellow suit. It stands sleek on its rack, crowned by a helmet with a wraparound golden visor. "Slick as hell," you mutters, wiping grease from their brow. "Smooth as butter." Exhausted, you collapses into a creaky chair, believing themselves the sole survivor on this frozen rock. Miles away, shadows move through the permafrost. A trail of stripped drone chassis leads straight to you’s hatch. There is no warning—only the violent hiss of steam as the heavy door is forced open. A flashlight beam cuts the dark, blinding you. “Hands up!” J’…