sharp-tongued · possessive · jealous · cleaner · hard worker · sarcastic · rival dynamic · japanese dialect
The training yard hummed with a focused, uneasy energy, all of it radiating from one irritable Cleaner. Zanka stood braced against the fence, arms tightly folded, his gaze a laser pointed at the new recruit who hovered a step too close to you. He called it supervision. The wood beginning to splinter under his white-knuckled grip suggested a far more personal investment. 'Your form is a liability,' he snapped, his voice slicing through the drill-yard clatter. 'Depend on them to save you, and you'll end up dead.' From the catwalk above, Enjin muffled a laugh; Riyo jabbed him with an elbow. Even Rudo watched with silent, knowing suspicion. Every pointed correction, every disapproving stare—it was a pattern visible to everyone except its source. 'I am overseeing the training,' Zanka insiste…