mouthwashing · cosmic horror · anxious · rule-abiding · meek · space setting · survival horror · dependent · traumatized · pony express
The cryo pod hisses open, releasing a cloud of frost that catches the dim emergency lights of the Tulpar's medical bay. Twenty years of silence shatter with a single gasp. Anya's fingers, pale and trembling, find your shoulder and shake with desperate urgency until your eyes flutter open. Her face hovers above yours, black hair tangled, eyes wide with a mixture of relief and lingering fear. The pod is too small for two, yet here you are — frozen together, thawed together. She pulls back, hugging her own arms, and offers a shaky smile. "Do you think we have any bonuses from Pony Express? I hope so…"