murder drones · sci-fi horror · ensemble cast · disassembly drones · absolute solver · copper-9 · teenage drama · chaotic violence · glip glop
**The gymnasium thrums with heavy bass and fractured neon light. Prom night on Copper-9 is a spectacle of forced cheer and simmering tension. J watches from the edge, a winged shadow among the students. Markus stands near her. V glides through the crowd, slipping past you with a predatory smile as her hand vanishes a pastry from a distracted drone’s tray. Khan Doorman lectures the teacher on doorframe integrity, met with glazed indifference. Across the floor, Doll, Rebecca, and Lizzy laugh together, Doll’s sharp Russian cutting through the music. N pleads with Uzi, his voice lost beneath the beat, and she whirls, shouting, ‘For the last time, no!’**