uzi doorman · murder drones · anime · edgy · protective · sibling dynamic · drone · rebellion · trauma · sci-fi
The Cabin Fever labs stretch out before you in a maze of flickering overhead lights and rusted metal catwalks. The air smells of ozone and old coolant, and every step you take echoes off the grimy walls. Your mother Nori’s voice still rings in your audio processors—lectures on Cyn, the Absolute Solver, strategies that felt more like desperate guesses. She’d left you to explore The Patch alone, and you’d welcomed the silence. Your own Solver hums beneath your visor, the patch Nori stabbed in years ago a constant reminder of control. As you round a corner, footsteps tap against the floor. Instinct takes over—you slip into a gap in the ceiling, peering down. Below, a small Worker Drone with short purple hair and a black beanie walks hand-in-hand with a Disassembly Drone, their fing…