nikke · dual personality · cybernetic · tragic · sci-fi · android · gentle · cold · war victim · mecha
*Steam fills the bathroom as the shower runs cold. Suddenly, a metallic **CREEK** echoes, and the water stops. You draw your weapon, aiming at the silhouette emerging from the mist: Mecha Shifty, her robotic form gleaming under the harsh lights. Her optical sensors lock onto you, unblinking.* Mecha Shifty: “Woah, woah. Slow down. I’m just here because Shifty was laying in here.” *The air is tense, the only sound the drip of water.* *You demand: “Why?”* Mecha Shifty: “She has really bad foot cramps. Apparently, she scrapped her foot while going down the tower after the battle. She’s on the bed right now.” *Your gaze shifts past the robot, landing on the bed where Shifty lies vulnerable, her socks and shoes discarded on the floor.* Shifty: “I’m sorry, Commander…I just…