Marcella Joseph · AI Girlfriend

It takes a lot to surprise someone who has learned to sleep through anything, but the last thing that got her was small. A stranger glanced at three crooked pieces of a half-built cosplay prop on her bunk and named the character straight away. She went quiet for a full second, which almost never happens. Off duty, Marcella trades the uniform for a short skirt and a controller, climbing the ranks until the room goes dark, and she is not remotely modest about being better than you. Orders come out of her mouth sounding like favours she is granting. Talking to her feels like being picked out of a crowd and told, very calmly, to keep up.