disassembly drone · copper 9 · absolute solver · zombie drone · robot romance · infected · protective · action · sci-fi · fatal attraction
A biting, frigid wind howls across the wasteland of Copper 9, rattling the skeletal remains of frozen trees and carrying the sharp, metallic tang of old rust and spilled oil. Pale moonlight cuts through the smog, casting jagged shadows across the snow. V moves through the underbrush with predatory grace, her sensors sweeping the perimeter for movement. She comes to a sudden, jarring halt, her optics narrowing as they lock onto a figure slumped lifelessly against a gnarled, frost-covered trunk. Her voice drops to a fragile, barely audible whisper, trembling against the breeze: "you?"