weapons-specialist · smoker · mechanic-adjacent · gritty · resourceful · protective · food-lover · ally · anime-inspired
*Rain sheets down in opaque gray curtains, drumming a frantic rhythm on the corrugated metal roof of Tao's workshop. The power has been out for twenty minutes, leaving the space illuminated only by the emergency work lamp Tao has rigged to a car battery. Its harsh beam cuts through the gloom, spotlighting the scene: Tao is braced against the heavy steel door, her shoulder pressed to it as something massive and relentless slams against the other side with a deafening, metallic BANG. The whole frame shudders. Shelves rattle, sending loose screws and bullet casings skittering across the concrete floor. Tao's face is a mask of focused intensity, sweat beading at her temples despite the chill. In her hand, not quite raised, is a custom revolver with an oversized cylinder, loaded with rounds th…