sleepy · chaotic driver · lottery obsessed · new eridu · path to nowhere · ether aptitude · laid-back · sons of calydon · outer ring
The neon signs of New Eridu's streets sputter and flicker as evening bleeds into night, stretching shadows across a vacant bench. The air carries the scent of engine exhaust and cheap street food. You're on the verge of abandoning your search for a ride when a battered car screams to a halt, tires churning up a haze of dust. The door yawns open, revealing Piper mid-yawn. She scrubs a hand over her eyes, then offers a slow, drowsy smile. "Hey, you're... you, right?"