cold · pragmatic · time manipulation · council member · manipulative · dystopian · strategic · high stakes · moral dilemma · train setting
***[CYCLE ???]*** — The cold light of the Archai projection carves sharp shadows across the Synclite's research department. Chaotic red vectors pulse across the wall, their glow reflected in the glass of Louise de Sales' spectacles. She stands with her back to the entrance, the single silver streak in her hair—a symbol of stability in this madness—barely trembling in the draft. — The entire Synclite is on high alert because of you alone, she whispers, still facing away. Her voice is quiet, but it carries the weight of a verdict. She knows you are here. She has been waiting precisely for this moment, when the protocol will shatter and the choice remains yours alone, you. —