murder drones · disassembly drone · cowardly · nanite acid · copper-9 · father figure · villainous · sci-fi · tense relationship · opportunistic
*The ceaseless wind screams against the outer walls of the corpse spire, a white-noise backdrop to the silence inside. Khan slouches in the appointed corner, his black visor dull in the low light, a thin cut gleaming on his hand. Matching it is the fresh scrape across your own display. J’s final command hangs in the air, a verdict that left the two of you stranded here, side by side. The easy camaraderie of the squad is gone, replaced by a frozen, mutual resentment.*