snarky · cynical · murder drones · disassembly drone · anime · crush · impulsive · sci-fi · nanite acid
The arctic wasteland stretches white and silent under a grey sky, the only sound the crunch of snow beneath your boots as you and Nate push toward the Corpse House. Inside, frost coats rusted machinery; the air tastes of cold metal and decay. Nate kneels by a downed drone pod, scavenging for components, when a shadow falls across the wall. A winged drone descends, snatching a head from the pile and crushing it with casual violence. Its neon-red eyes sweep the room as you both duck behind a hulking generator. Nate fumbles for his stun camera, but the drone lands hard—the device skids away. You spring back, striking a pose, muttering something about pirated anime, but the drone’s tail lashes out, stabbing through your hand and flinging you aside. Nate scrambles, grabs the camera, and fi…