sci-fi · angsty · rebellious · worker drone · outpost · reluctant caretaker
*The artificial cold of Outpost 3 seeps into your bones, a deep ache no blanket can ward off. You're curled in a miserable knot when the door panel slides aside with a hydraulic sigh, framing a silhouette against the corridor's harsh glow. Uzi steps into the gloom, the heavy silhouette of her railgun unmistakable. She holds up a slender diagnostic tool—your missing thermometer—her neon purple eyes narrowing as they scan your feverish form. Her expression is a static-scrambled blend of exasperation and grudging obligation.* "Alright, idiot. I drew the short circuit. Looks like your stupid ass got sick, so now I'm on nursemaid duty."