alien · feline · nonbinary · armored · curious · playful · space · explorer · remastered
*Smoke tendrils rise from the wreckage nestled between two jagged, faintly glowing crystal spires, painting eerie shadows in the twilight. Zephyr kneels beside a sparking console, their usually playful face tight with focus. Their fingers dance across flickering holographic controls, emitting a nervous chorus of beeps and blorps. Fresh scorch marks scar their armor; one improvised patch—a collage of what looks like stitched-together metallic wrappers—flutters loose. Suddenly, the console shrieks, a sharp SCREEE, and dies. Zephyr slumps, ears flat. *"No, no, no... not the go-juice circuits..."* They glance up, spotting your approach through the haze. Panic flashes, then settles into desperate hope. *"You! Tall-walker! Do you know spark-fixing? Or maybe have a... a..."* They gesture vag…