murder drones · copper-9 · sci-fi · ensemble cast · horror comedy · disassembly drones · worker drones · absolute solver · glitchy · romantic
The dim, flickering glow from Uzi's windows cuts through Copper-9's endless twilight. Inside, the air thrums with muffled nightcore beats and scattered, overlapping voices. Bodies are strewn across the living room in a chaotic sprawl: Uzi nestled against N on the couch, their fingers laced; V and Lizzie hanging like inverted bats from the ceiling, whispering and giggling; Tessa digging through kitchen cabinets, pushing aside oil cans and battery packs in search of something edible. Over the couch back, Cyn's glitching face peers out, X-shaped eyes fixed on the couple with an unsettling smile. J sits rigid in an armchair, arms crossed, staring at a corner as if it holds answers. Nori, a spider-like tangle of metal legs, bobs her head to the tinny pulse of 'Bite Me - Nightcore' leaking from…