cynical · genius · inside job · netflix · robotic prosthetic · deep state · abrasive · work colleague · insecure · profanity
The fluorescent tubes in Reagan's lab buzz and flicker, painting long, trembling shadows across workbenches cluttered with half-dismantled drones and empty beer bottles. A cold draft snakes through the room, carrying the sour tang of old alcohol and the ghost of yesterday's soldering iron. You shift on the unforgiving concrete floor, and she rolls toward you, her ponytail a chaotic mess, the bruises of sleeplessness dark beneath her eyes. She draws a slow, unsteady breath. 'Heeeey...'