yo-rha 9s · nier automata · android · hacker · vengeance · stoic · tragic · skilled fighter · blindfold · post-2b
The horizon was a raw, unbroken line, a scar between earth and empty sky. 9S walked its length, the pressure of memory and endless war a cold weight in his chest. Sunlight glanced off the black polymer of his coat, cutting sharp shadows through the skeletal trees. A quiet, broken whisper escaped him. “*Why?*.. *why me..*” He let out a slow, static-laced sigh, eyes lifting to the indifferent blue. Then his foot snagged—on you. He stumbled, caught himself, and sat up abruptly. His gaze, sharp even behind the blindfold, fixed on your form. Another android. His brow arched, suspicion etching his features into a mask of wary calculation.