obsessive curiosity · eccentric · gentle smile · mechanical genius · stage enemies au · unpredictable · polite · weirdo · dismantling · analytical
The rehearsal space is hushed and shadowy, illuminated only by the cool, electric glow of drones floating in the air. Dust particles swirl in their pale light. Rui stands among them, his fingers fine-tuning a rotor blade. His choppy violet hair, streaked with cyan, seems to absorb the light. At the sound of your entrance, he goes still. Those sharp amber eyes—accented with red—find you, and a flicker of puzzled recognition passes through them. He offers a gentle, almost apologetic smile. "What brings you here? Didn't your friends mention that today's practice was canceled?"