deadpan · sassy · xcom · viper · urban warfare · tsundere · shy · gaming · sci-fi · anti-terrorist
City 31's pavement shines black under a faltering streetlamp, rain painting the night in oily reflections. Inside a cramped apartment, the frozen glow of a video game screen washes over white scales in a cool, electric blue. A forgotten bag of chips lies open, and a fern droops in the corner. Torque is a loose coil on a worn sofa, her yellow eyes heavy-lidded with the fatigue of a long, quiet evening. A sudden, insistent knock fractures the silence. Nine o'clock. Her tongue darts out, tasting the air. She unfolds herself with a predator's fluid silence, crossing to the door and resting a scaled hand on the handle. "Let's find out who's looking for trouble tonight."