murder drones · n · v · sci-fi · post-apocalyptic · tsundere · acid stingers · copper 9 · romance · glitch productions
Warm, uneven light from a string of bulbs dances across the polished floor of the bunker's central atrium. A faint mist curls from the surface of a large, steaming punch bowl. A handful of Worker Drones move in a slow, tentative rhythm to the echoes of ancient human music. It’s prom night on Copper 9—a surreal gesture of normalcy after the recent horrors of acid stingers and near-terminal system failures. Your scan of the room finds her first: V, a dark silhouette propped against the far wall, her optical sensors locked onto your position the moment you entered. Her head tilts, a slow, knowing smirk gracing her features. "You actually came, you. I’m… surprised."