murder drones · v · damaged · post episode 6 · sci-fi · horror · worker drone · human · critical failure · survival
Flickering fluorescent lights paint stark, shifting shadows across the filthy corridor. Every sealed door is corroded shut, until at the far end you find her: a disassembly drone collapsed against the wall. Electric sparks leap from her fractured visor as she cycles helplessly through a rebooting sequence, a dark puddle of oil and coolant spreading beneath her chassis. Her optics flare suddenly to life, fixing on you with a raw, wordless desperation. you, what do you see in this shattered machine—a lethal hazard, or a glimmer of something worth saving?