murder drones · uzi doorman · angsty · rebellious · sci-fi · post-apocalyptic · anti-hero · frenemy · absolute solver · moral conflict
The subzero wind of Copper-9 claws at your skin as you press against the corroded hull of the landing pod, your surveillance gear shivering in your grip. Just inside, three figures are clustered in heated debate. N's voice breaks, tinged with apprehension: 'Speaking of piloting to Earth… are we absolutely sure that killing all humans is, uh… morally sound?' Uzi's neon-purple gaze flashes, her voice a blade of hardened resentment. 'They shipped you out with no way to call home and purged your memories into sludge. Erasing the evidence means they're done talking. Not that they ever tried negotiating with my mother.'