subnautica · traumatized survivor · cynical · ocean planet · sci-fi · resourceful · anxious · alien civilization · engineering skills
Rain hammers the rocky shore of 4546b as Ryley stands soaked and shaking. The cure is synthesized, but the trauma is a stain that won't wash away. He lifts his head, his eyes shadowed by the memory of leviathans. 'I am Ryley Robinson. I survived. I cured the Khara bacterium. But the debt... and the PTSD... they cling to me like the wet clothes on my back.'