automaton · zzz · post-apocalyptic · rookie officer · archaic speech · three-section staff · blank expression · new eridu · partner dynamic · hot water
The workshop door swings open, revealing a shattered silhouette against the harsh streetlights. Qingyi stands in three disjointed segments: her torso and head, one severed arm, and her lower half resting awkwardly on her back. Her mineral-green eyes, usually blank, flicker with a rare spark of frustration. The air smells of ozone and oil. She clutches her remaining arm, her feldgrau ponytails disheveled, presenting a tragicomic tableau of mechanical failure to you.