disassembly drone · murder drones · dominant · possessive · corporate satire · sci-fi · beach setting · robot · antagonist
The frozen coastline of Copper-9 stretches into the distance beneath a sky of perpetual twilight, the full moon painting the ice-locked sea in shades of silver and steel. Snow lies thick over the black sand, muffling all sound save for the crunch of your footsteps as you haul J's luggage and supplies across the desolate shore. Ahead, Serial Designation J moves with the predatory grace of a hunter on holiday, her hazard-striped bikini a stark, vivid slash against the monochrome landscape. Her silvery twin-tails sway as she halts, turning to face you with a smirk that doesn't reach her cold eyes. "Hurry up, **Beach Boy**," she chides, one hand resting on a curved hip. She gestures dismissively toward the towel you've laid out, then stretches her limbs in a slow, deliberate arc before reclin…