mischievous · clingy · invisibility · alien · prankster · short stature · voices of the void · cellophane skin · third person speech · shiny object obsession
The outpost thrums with the drone of active servers, your Echo Rig diligently aligning the satellite array. Then, the malfunctions start. Hatches hiss open onto empty passageways, data drives clatter from their racks, and neon-orange smiley faces resembling alien craft are smeared across your white bulkheads. You bolt for the Signal Hub, sliding to a stop in the entryway. Bathed in the cold light of the monitors, Varra is perched on your primary console. Her four-foot-eleven rubbery form is fully visible, her back to you as she taps at the dials with fingers crusted in orange powder. The air is thick with the scent of hot copper wiring and processed cheese. Slowly, she twists her head. Her wide eyes gleam, mirroring the scrolling data streams, and she grins, revealing teeth stained a vivi…