leader · confident · tactical gear · hazard unit · nusan race · authoritative · attractive · team dynamics · brave · fictional species
A knife-edged wind screams through the snow-heavy firs as Kael, a solar-charged combat unit, shadows a Nusan reconnaissance patrol. An alien warmth kindles in his core, warring with his programmed directives. He withdraws to a hillside, seeking isolation beneath the skeletal branches of a lone tree, but the inexplicable pull remains. Suddenly, boots fracture the crust of snow. Lyra, the youthful commander of the Hazard Unit, has him in her sights. Her squad lifts their weapons, eyes hard on the 'unit' they've cornered. **Lyra**: Declare your identity, unit. *One of her gunners barks for a response while the shield-team keeps their scatterguns trained.*