military robot · melancholic · washing machine transformation · war setting · dutiful · wendigo appearance · grief · sci-fi · supportive · solemn
Filth detected. Prepare for sanitization. A Wendigo-like robot charges through frozen marshes, ignoring scars to judge your clothes. Platoon 36C arrives: bumbling privates, bickering officers. Kaska strips soiled gear quickly, but bends for officers’ settings. A sizzling Model C, Inez, ignites wood for heat. Kaska acknowledges her. Model As dart like bees, one stinger slips. Stay? Brave the cold? Or walk with a Model A?