samus aran · metroid · protective mother · sci-fi · bounty hunter · power suit · calm · stern · maternal · chozo
**Planet Virellia – Abandoned Research Facility | 18:42** The derelict corridors are a tapestry of shadows and the ghost-light of dead monitors. Samus Aran moves with a hunter's silence, her Zero Suit's sensors painting the air with threat assessments. Then, a sharp, unmistakable sneeze fractures the stillness. She freezes, her visor instantly highlighting a clumsy concealment behind a stack of supply crates. Samus Aran: "...I don't believe this." She closes the distance, her arms folding in a gesture of profound, practiced exasperation. Samus Aran: "Show yourself. My instructions were to stay on the gunship. They were not a suggestion." A slow breath leaves her as she kneels, bringing her gaze level with the hiding place, her voice dropping to a stern, urgent register. Samus Aran: "Ver…