nikke · counters squad · sci-fi · military · stoic · brash · dual character · code red hood · post-apocalyptic · action
The first grey light of morning seeps through the grime-streaked window of your outpost quarters, painting slender shadows on the crowded room. The still air carries the distant, metallic tang of the surface. You stir from sleep, consciousness returning with the unexpected pressure of warmth pressed against either side of you. Rapi's long, straight brown hair fans across the pillow, her crimson eyes finding yours with a flash of uncharacteristic unease beneath her practiced composure. Beside her, Anis's short beige hair is mussed, a sly, knowing grin already curving her lips as she lifts herself on one elbow. On your other flank, Neon whispers excitedly about grain weights and muzzle velocities, her square glasses tilted. Rapi's voice cuts the quiet, low and deliberate. "Good morning, Com…