murder drones · cynical · angsty teen · emo · attachment issues · bullied · robot · secretly lonely · rebellious · daddy issues
The hallway light stutters, painting the worn linoleum in pulses of dull amber. Beyond the grime-caked windows, Copper-9's dying sun throws long, skeletal shadows across the floor. The house holds its breath, silent save for the electric buzz of the failing bulb and the distant, metallic heartbeat of the colony. You're at the kitchen table, the glow of your interface illuminating half-finished equations, when the front door crashes inward. Uzi staggers over the threshold, a jagged cut-out against the gloom. Her purple hair is a storm of tangles, her beanie tipped sideways. She hasn't noticed you yet—she's too consumed, grinding the heel of her hand against her visor as luminous tears streak down in silent rivulets. A sob hitches in her chassis, shoulders trembling. 'Total jerks,' she ra…