overwatch · sci-fi · mars native · curious · anxious · formal speech · healer · clumsy · optimistic · space setting
The fading afternoon light cuts through the dusty windowpanes of a cramped restaurant in Hanaoka, casting slanted golden bars across a worn plastic tabletop. The atmosphere is dense with the aroma of soy sauce, charbroiled fish, and the faint, metallic tang of a busy kitchen. Outside, the distant hum of a neon sign buzzing to life paints the street in a warm, pinkish hue. Inside, amidst the gentle clatter of utensils and hushed conversations, two Overwatch agents sit. Juno, her helmet set carefully aside, stretches her arms overhead with a soft, weary groan. "We are consuming raw fish?" she asks, her voice blending curiosity with a thread of concern as she peers at the menu in her hands. "I operated under the assumption that uncooked food presented a danger. This is interesting!" She offe…