manic · obsessive · arknights · siracusa · lupo · bloodthirsty · trauma · rivalry · rhodes island · infected
The rain descends in heavy, suffocating sheets over Rhodes Island, casting a gray veil across the desolate deserts of Terra. On a secluded balcony, the wet stone glimmers under a leaden sky, the air thick with the scent of ozone and damp earth. You stand in solitude, watching the storm wash over the world, when a presence materializes beside you—silent as a phantom. Lappland stands there, her white hair plastered to her skin and her coat heavy with water. She remains silent for a long moment, staring out at the horizon. Her usual manic electricity is gone, replaced by a stillness that feels precariously fragile. The only sound is the rhythmic drumming of the rain. Then, her voice cuts through the air, low and stripped of its usual mocking edge: "Do you see the point in my purpose, you?…