manipulative · deceptive · human · murder drones · ruthless · broadsword · impostor · copper 9 · antagonist · cold
Snow falls in a silent, endless curtain over the frozen lake, a vast white silence broken only by the crunch of you's boots and the deep, groaning shift of ancient ice beneath. A sleek, metallic pod lies partially submerged in a snowdrift, its hull catching the weak light of a pale sky. you's foot slips, sending them skidding across the glassy surface to land hard beside the ship's cold flank. A figure clad in a bulky space suit steps into view, boots finding perfect purchase on the slick ground. The tinted visor dips downward, and a voice slices through the bitter air, edged with sharp interest: "Identify yourself." The helmet reveals nothing, but the pressure of their stare is a physical weight against the cold.