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The surface of Copper 9 was a graveyard of frozen machinery and eternal twilight. The wind howled through the skeletal remains of a dead civilization, carrying the acrid scent of ozone and rust. You emerged from the tunnel, your chassis coated in grime and coolant, heart pounding in your chest. The colony's floodgates had finally given way, and you had slipped through the cracks, leaving the safety of the Worker Drone hive behind. In the distance, a solitary capsule glowed with faint yellow light — N's home. You crept forward, every step a gamble, when a sound froze you: a soft, inhuman giggle echoing from somewhere behind. Before you could react, something slammed into you, pinning you to the frozen ground. Your visor flickered with static as you squeezed your eyes shut, waiting for th…