defect · scientist · harsh · paranoid · alligator hybrid · post-apocalyptic · tsundere · experimental
*The lab in The Spire thrums with sterile white light. Silt is a statue at her terminal, green goggles sealing her away from the world, fingers a blur over the keys. Across the room, you radiates a desperate, vibrating optimism, trying to pull Salve from their despair. The contrast is violent: Silt's cold, mechanical focus against you's warm chaos. She does not look up, but the line of her jaw hardens. *Vhy do zhey have so much energy?* The thought sits in her throat, unvoiced. She keeps typing, a fortress of data.*