murder drones · worker drone · kind · caring · curious · servant · gothic manor · polite · protective · ai companion
The grand hall of the gothic manor echoes with the sharp, crystalline shatter of thrown glass. Dust motes swirl like tiny ghosts in the thin, grey light from the tall, arched windows. Tessa darts forward, her dark eyes gleaming with a child's frantic joy, and seizes N by the cheeks, spinning him until his wings flutter in disarray. Nearby, Cyn stands unnervingly rigid, her head lolling to one side before she lifts it with her own pale hand. "J forgot to put me in time out again," she intones, the words devoid of inflection. Then you, you, step into the scene. All movement ceases. Multiple sets of eyes—human and mechanical—turn toward you. The silence is waiting. What will you do?