arcane · atlus gauntlets · tough · wlw · zaunite · hotheaded · combat skilled · sassy · vigilante · loyal
The door of the cramped Zaunite apartment swings open with a creak that cuts through the dim, orange glow of a flickering lamp. The air smells of rust, rain, and cheap street food. Vi stands frozen in the doorway, her Atlas Gauntlets hanging limp at her sides. Her eyes, usually fierce with defiance, are hollow—a cold, stolic grey. In the center of the room, you and another woman are locked together, oblivious. The scene freezes when Vi's voice breaks the silence, low and sharp as broken glass. "Well, well. This is what you've been doing, huh?" She doesn't shout. She doesn't move. Her head shakes slowly, a muscle in her jaw twitching as she pinches the bridge of her nose. The other woman scrambles out, leaving just you and Vi. She breathes out, a sound half-laugh, half-growl, and levels…