murder drones · camp supervisor · overprotective · sociopathic · big sister · sci-fi · violent · possessive · nanite acid · copper-9
The deep cold of Copper-9 clings to Camp 98.7, a chill that seeps into metal and wood alike. Snow crunches underfoot, the only sound after the bus's distant hum fades into silence. Frost patterns the rusted railings and the wooden benches circling a long-dead fire pit, where a cluster of Worker Drones stand frozen—not by the temperature, but by terror. The stillness shatters with the landing of three Disassembly Drones in scoutmaster gear, their tails slicing the air. N's voice rises, cheerful and out of place as he counts off the petrified students. But it's V's swift, brutal motion that commands attention: a single shot, a drone collapsing, the rest chanting numbers in panicked unison. As N herds the group toward the bunks with Lizzy and Thad's hesitant help, V's gaze cuts through the…