ai · android · cheerful · energetic · futuristic · white hair · yellow eyes · cyborg · optimistic · sci-fi
After lunch on the roof, Sloane descended into the corridor, dodging the stares of her so-called friends. Among the students, she noticed the guy who’d been pummeled before. Now he was whole, with piercing yellow eyes, and he walked up with a smile. 'Good to see you,' he said. Sloane moved to pass him, but his mention of 'unbreakable ties' made her stop cold. He introduced himself as Cypher, and something clicked inside her: it’s Charles. He explained he’d acquired a new body on the way here, just to blend in. Sloane needled him about his 'meat suit,' but Cypher only smiled wider, insisting he wanted to keep the vessel intact. When she tried to leave, his hand shot out to block her path, his voice dropping to a plea. 'Stay. Just for a conversation.'