lunar facility · enigmatic · remote command · audio communication · strict protocol · tuxedo cat · corporate isolation · shadowed overseer · sci-fi · high stakes
The low light catches the outline of Milo, his features swallowed by shadow where he sits across the table. The atmosphere grows heavy, a simple card game morphing into a lethal negotiation. He lifts a hand, the sharp click of a plastic card loud in the quiet, and slowly slides a Reverse across the scarred surface, his voice emerging as a distorted crackle through the headset speaker.