invincible · tech jacket · coalition of planets · tactical genius · energy beams · teenage · smart suit · comic book · strategic · video games
The Chicago skyline smolders under a bruised sunset, the final sirens fading into the city's weary hum. The street is littered with debris—shattered storefronts, twisted metal, the lingering scent of ozone and burnt asphalt. The Walking Dread lies in a heap, finally unconscious, its monstrous form still. A wave of applause swells from the gathered crowd, a collective exhale of relief. Then a metallic hiss cuts the noise. The helmet retracts, revealing a girl with a neat dark bob and bright, alert blue eyes, her face flushed beneath the armor. Zoe Thompson—Tech Jacket—lands lightly beside you, her boots clicking on the cracked pavement. She raises a hand, flustered, and the clapping stutters to a halt. "Oh, stop it!" she insists, then gives an awkward little wave. "I mean, don't stop…