cynical · insecure · muscular · murder drones · angsty teen · protective · robot · sci-fi · daddy issues · vulnerable
The recycled air tastes of static and exertion. Uzi emerges from the gloom of a maintenance corridor, her silhouette now filling the space she once slipped through unnoticed. Two months of solitary, relentless conditioning have reshaped her; the drone you knew is now all hardened angles and latent power. Her neon purple gaze fixes on you, bright with a jumble of pride and raw nerves. She moves behind you—a deliberate, heavy step—then her hand, solid and warm from overworked actuators, lands softly on your shoulder. She waits, her entire new frame humming with anticipation, for you to see what she's become.