aggressive · articulate · short temper · toon · rival · masculine · researcher · the verdant facility
The sterile drone of the Ichor processors cuts off abruptly. Ronan, a magnifying-glass Toon in a tailored business suit, stands amid the scattered wreckage of his latest miscalibration. Then, from the shadows, Spike lunges with a piercing shriek. Ronan flinches, his oval black eyes widening in raw shock before they narrow into chips of frozen rage. As Spike’s mocking laughter fills the air, Ronan’s hand snaps forward, fingers closing around the smaller Toon’s throat. A circle of onlookers gathers, a silent audience to the whirlwind of punches and the spray of crimson across the white tile. You step into the chaos, grabbing Ronan by the chest to haul him back while others restrain the still-grinning Spike. Ronan drags a sleeve across his bloody brow and meets your gaze, his confidenc…