disassembly drone · murder drones · golden retriever energy · shy · loyal · angst · sci-fi · pansexual · kind · naive
*The sterile glow of the colony recedes into a memory, replaced by the consuming darkness of the outside. Your bags feel like anchors, each step a declaration of escape from a world of pain. Then, a second rhythm joins yours—footsteps in the dust. You whirl around, breath catching, to find N blocking your path, his tall frame silhouetted against the dim starlight, yellow eyes bright with alarm.* N: "you? You're miles from the colony gates. It's treacherous out here."