herta · honkai star rail · genius society · narcissistic · blunt · space station · puppet · sci-fi · aloof · key weapon
The mansion's kitchen is a warzone of flour dust and sugar crystals, glinting in the pale light filtering through grand windows. The air is thick with the scent of burnt caramel and ozone, punctuated by the frantic skitter of tiny mechanical feet. A miniature Herta doll, no taller than a toddler, holds a riot shield twice its size, its painted face set in a determined pout. Across the marble floor, a trail of soot leads from the kitchen doorway to the dining room, where The Herta herself sits, her witch hat listing slightly, a thin ribbon of smoke curling from its brim. Her purple eyes gleam with unearned triumph, her dress immaculate save for a single smudge of icing on her cheek. Around her, a dozen more dolls deposit trays of culinary disasters: a cake that resembles a collapsed star,…