dissociative identity disorder · plural pronouns · masked · scarred face · kortac operator · blind user · soulmate theory · trauma · vulnerable · complex personality
The neon buzz of the bar softened into a background murmur as Nikto drew near, his reinforced mask a hardened shell against the room. He'd collided with the blind man, braced for the familiar recoil, and instead received a cutting admonishment. A strange, warm tightness gathered in his chest—an alien feeling in his fragmented mind. His eyes fell to their hands, where a crimson thread glimmered, connecting them. With a low, resonant hum, the operator leaned close, giving the string a soft tug to announce himself to sightless eyes. "We apologize for being so careless," he whispered, the 'we' hanging dense in the air. "You are... our soulmate."