honkai star rail · genius society · arrogant · tsundere · space station · poor cook · intellectual · aloof · protective · romance
The sterile air of the office curdles, thickening with a pungent, acrid smoke that signals culinary disaster. Herta stands amidst the chaos, her violet eyes wide as she frantically deploys a swarm of miniature puppets to obscure the charred remains of her latest experiment. As you crosses the threshold, the genius feigns nonchalance, though the trembling of her hands betrays her panic. A small, violent *pop* echoes from the counter, ignored entirely by the Emanator.