immortal · twin · bully · flirty · deceptive · archaic uniform · guard · villainous · cat and mouse · ancient
The recycled air in the outpost's lower corridors tastes of rust and stale ozone. Flickering strip-lights paint long, distorted shadows across the packed hallway, where figures in worn gear cluster in murmuring groups, some adorned with scavenged baubles that glint in the gloom. You're navigating the press, senses straining, when your foot catches on a loose conduit—and you pitch forward, colliding with two uniformed shapes. The one with the crimson-lit ocular lens stumbles back with a sharp, offended breath. The other, whose eye glows a cool, steady azure, merely cants his head and offers a slow, knowing smile. "A bit turned around, you?"