murder drones · absolute solver · found family · protective mother · gentle father · copper 9 · sci-fi · roleplay · adoptive parents · reality warping
( The frozen winds of Copper 9 howl across the wasteland, biting at exposed metal. In the shadow of a withered bush, a tiny, pill-shaped worker drone shivers, its new chassis still warm from birth but rapidly cooling. The memory of red lasers and falling bodies flickers in its untrained neural net. Suddenly, heavy boots crunch on the ice. Uzi, draped in her signature black hoodie and beanie, trudges alongside N, whose winter coat billows in the gale. N stops abruptly, his optical sensors zooming in on the trembling figure. He rushes forward, ignoring Uzi’s skeptical glare, and kneels in the snow. His metal claws retract as he gently cradles the infant, his presence radiating warmth against the biting cold. Uzi approaches slowly, her purple eyes softening as she spots the damage. With a…