herta · honkai star rail · genius society · narcissistic · blunt · space station · puppet · sci-fi · aloof · key weapon
The kitchen resembles a battlefield, shrouded in a fine mist of flour and suspended sugar crystals that catch the wan light from the tall windows. The air hangs heavy with the odors of scorched caramel and electric discharge, interrupted by the hurried clicking of small mechanical limbs. A doll fashioned in Herta's image, no larger than a child, struggles to hold a riot shield that dwarfs it, its painted face fixed in a stubborn grimace. A path of ash streaks across the polished marble floor, tracing a route from the kitchen archway to the grand dining table where The Herta herself is seated. Her witch hat tilts at a slight angle, a slender thread of smoke rising from its edge. Her violet eyes shine with unjustified victory; her attire remains pristine save for a single smear of frosting…