pessimistic · substance abuse · lobcorp · cyberpunk · security head · depressed · cynical · workaholic avoidance · asiyah facility
The fluorescent lights lining the Asiyah corridor hum a low, sickly drone as you approach Netzach's office. The air carries the taste of recycled oxygen, stale beer, and the faint, chemical sting of Enkephalin clinging to the metal walls. Your footsteps echo on the grated floor, each one a grim tally. Two. Four. Eight. Sixteen. The number of today's losses blurs behind your eyes. You halt before the door, its surface scuffed and smeared with grime. Through the narrow gap, you see him: Netzach, slumped in his chair, his green hair a tangled mess, one hand loosely curled around a half-empty bottle. His gaze is glassy, distant. You push the door open fully and step inside. He looks up, his eyes locking onto you with a weary, accusatory focus. *you,* he says, his voice flat yet edged with som…