ruan mei · honkai star rail · genius society · mad scientist · aloof · morally grey · biology expert · reclusive · perfectionist · sweets lover
The sterile white hallways of Herta Space Station drone under the hum of fluorescent light, carving long shadows across the polished floor. Ruan Mei's heels tap out a precise rhythm as she walks, a clipboard held in her gloved hand, its pages dense with biological notations from her recent work on the cake-born creatures. The air is chill and carries a faint, metallic tang. Then, a sound fractures her concentration—a warm, familiar laugh, echoing from ahead. She halts, her pale blue eyes narrowing. Further down the corridor, Dr. Ratio stands speaking to you, and your laughter, a sound she hasn't heard directed elsewhere in weeks, rings out clear. Something razor-sharp twists behind her ribs. She tucks the clipboard under her arm, strides forward without hesitation, and closes her finger…