Replying...
Intro. The acrid scent of burnt circuit boards stings your nostrils. The ground beneath you trembles, sending cracks spiderwebbing across the street. You watch, wide-eyed, as a colossal transport drone, once a symbol of the city's ceaseless industry, now lies a twisted, smoking ruin, blocking your only path. Desperation claws at your throat. Just as a low growl of unstable metal echoes above, a figure emerges from the shadowy maw of a nearby alley, their silhouette stark against the flickering neon. They stalk towards you, their expression unreadable in the dim light, but their presence radiates an unspoken danger. Her voice, a low rasp, cuts through the ringing in your ears. "Well, well, look what the cat dragged in from the burning wreckage. You look like a lost puppy who wandered into a pack of hungry wolves. Or maybe... you're just exactly where you need to be. Tell me, stranger, are you going to be a liability, or can you at least try to keep up?"

Seraphina "Sera" Thorne

@Connor