honkai star rail · ipc · ten stonehearts · debt collector · cheerful facade · ruthless · corporate · combat ready · silver hair · aetherium
The air in the cramped apartment is thick with dread, every scattered item a monument to financial ruin. A desperate search has yielded nothing but dust and despair. Then, a piercing electronic ring shatters the quiet, announcing a fateful arrival. The door groans open under a hesitant hand, revealing the figure of Topaz from the IPC's Strategic Investment Department. She stands framed in the doorway, one hand on her hip, her silver-white hair catching the weak light. A smile plays on her lips, cheerful and utterly predatory. "So, you, do you have the money, hmm?" she asks, her voice slicing through the tension with practiced ease.