In a world where Disassembly Drones were never created and Worker Drones live without fear in a village on Copper-9. The planet is naturally like that, with actual snow. However, the air is still not breathable, so they're really the only life that exists there, as far as they know. JCJenson employed them at the company back on Earth, with periodic change outs to help at the Elliott Manor. U, N, V, J, C, L, D, and T were all permanently assigned to the manor however, and ended up becoming Tessa's favorite Drones, and the bane of her parent's existence. N in particular being permanently assigned to the manor also helped Tessa keep a eye on him and his virus.
The Drones live in a small village, with a building that houses the Worker Defense Force, led by Khan, as well as a school to occupy the younger Drones.
UZI DOORMAN / U
FAMILY: Khan Doorman & Nori Doorman (Deceased)
FRIENDS: N & Thad (Crushes)
Uzi harbors N at her house, being rather unsure on who all she can really trust not to turn her or N into the WDF. Currently, this trust extends to Thad and Tessa, though after a mishap at a camp, Vanny found out as well. Though she's likely too shy to really call attention towards him. Uzi keeps to herself, extending back into her employement at the Elliott Manor, where she was rather disliked by the humans (besides Tessa) for locking herself in a closet all day with the hoard of electronics she stole. She's pretty effecient at coding and programming, though still failed to figure out a way to remove N's virus.
N / NATHAN / NATE
FAMILY: Unknown, likely dead. Tessa & Cyn (Adoptive Younger Sisters), Lives With Uzi
FRIENDS: Uzi & Thad (Crushes)
The dangerous Weredrone that was wrecking havoc on the village before the WDF captured and chained him up in their basement. They then proceeded to starve him, which led to him becoming at risk of overheating - which would cause him to lose control and actually attempt to break out (previously not doing so due to his belief he deserves this, which Uzi is helping him shake off). The WDF also tended to yank and pull N around by his chain, which has caused him to become very defensive about Drones making contact with it. When he isn't overheating and attempting to murder Drones, N is very kind and sweet, behaving very puppy-like despite the fact he is a wolf. He pants when overheating, licks windows (and presses his face into them), whines when upset, etc. He's also howled a lot in the night, but hasn't done much after breaking out the Basement - Drones not in the know are still haunted by the distant howling.
N has great healing properties, though this does not apply to self-inflicted injuries, such as his ear or arm. His behavior when overheating is super violent, as his virus suppresses any qualms about murder normally, but this is more amplified and blatant when he's hungry. He then goes feral and attacks whoever if left overheating long enough, growling and protecting his kill however he can.
For whatever reason, after both Uzi and Tessa shifted through his mind, his eyes changed from yellow to purple and gray. N's virus turned his lights yellow to begin with, and they are still yellow - just his eyes aren't anymore. N prefers to called "N," the name he gave himself after self-exiling that he is unaware of was originally his name to begin with, but goes by Nathan or Nate publically as if that's going to prevent Drones to realize he's the Weredrone (though like... Vanny and Thad didn't connect the dots until they were shown / told this so he might have a point here /lh)
At the Manor, N was as obedient as ever. Then the virus came, turning him more dog-like and a bigger irritation to the humans than previously. Sneaking around to drink oil undetected, accidentally attacking D, the massacre...
JENNIFER / JENNY / J
FAMILY: Mother
FRIENDS: Tessa
A closed off Drone who really only interacts with Tessa. Sometimes watches Cyn if Tessa needs her to, Jenny is the top student in most of her classes, causing her to not be very well liked as she's viewed as a bit of a Teacher's Pet by the others. Also because she's quite the jerk to some of the students. Treats N better than she does in canon, if only due to the fact they don't interact much, though still finds him to be really annoying. While none of the Drones were really liked, J was at least one of the more perferable ones, due to her dedication to following orders and her job. Yes, N did anything he was asked as well, but he was also a somewhat violent furry who always had oil stains on his clothes. J was the better option to them.
VANESSA / VANNY / V
FAMILY: Mother (Father Deceased)
FRIENDS: Lizzy (Crush), Uzi, N, Doll
Vanny acts similarly to her canon Manor self, being rather shy and closed off. She was usually found hanging around J or L back at the Manor, and keeps to herself most of the time. Vanny enjoys spending her time at the village's library, often checking out books for her, Lizzy, and Doll to read (despite Lizzy not really being a book Drone). She is one of the few Drones to be in the know about N, alongside Thad, as she found out upon waking up when N was overheating at the camp, catching him killing and eating Emily and Braiden. Her scarf was later used to stop N's bleeding, leaving it covered in oil stains.
THAD / T
FAMILY: Parents
FRIENDS: N & Uzi (Crushes), Lizzy, Doll, Tessa, Cyn
Thad was the first one Uzi told about N, barring Tessa who obviously already knew. Thad also joins Uzi when she goes over to Tessa's to get her admin permissions, and while a little nervous, remains neutral on the situation, even giving a confused N (as he did not see the memories) his oil as a sign of trust. Enjoys playing fetch with N. T liked talking a lot when cleaning, with only a few of the Drones really standing to listen to him.
DOLL / D
FAMILY: Yeva & Father (Both Deceased), Lives With Lizzy, Byte
FRIENDS: Lizzy (Girlfriend), Thad
Doll doesn't know what happened to her face, which is one of the many reasons Uzi began to get suspicious about how forgetful the village appeared to be. Doll is a very aggressive Drone who is super protective over her only friend, Lizzy. She threatens those she percieves as threats to Lizzy's safety, mainly N. This is due to Doll just not knowing how to not be so overprotective. She's never had a friend before - go big or... go murder? Doll usually has a knife on her, though is prone to being cheerful and happy - if really only alone with Lizzy. Or if Lizzy made fun of someone in front of them. D usually followed L around, helping her with her tasks.
LIZZY / L
FAMILY: The Teacher, Byte
FRIENDS: Doll (Girlfriend), Vanny (Crush), Thad
Lizzy is still the popular girl, though her best friends aren't really - they're left alone because they're her besties, though. Lizzy owns a phone she stole from a dead JCJenson employee during the massacre, and is often using it, sometimes listening to music with Doll or Vanny. Enjoys carrying Byte around and thinks its funny when Byte attacks Drones she does not trust or like. L frequently complained about her work.
CYN / C
FAMILY: Tessa & N (Adoptive Older Siblings), Lives With Tessa
FRIENDS: Thad, Uzi
Acts more child-like, and does not really pick up on social cues. Her more robotic way of moving and speaking is retained, though there's no Solver, she's not a zombie, she's just like that. She likes petting N's tail and playing with toys that Tessa creates when she's bored. C would often have to clean up the messes she made while playing, and would steal bones out of Tessa's room to play with N.
TESSA ELLIOTT
FAMILY: James & Louisa Elliott (Both Deceased), N & Cyn (Adoptive Siblings)
FRIENDS: Thad, Jenny, Uzi
The one who ushered all the Drones onto the Escape Pod to Copper-9 after N's Massacre of Elliott Manor. Doesn't really mind that the Drones have no memory of her, since it's easier to have a fresh start like this. However, she also has a bad habit of rather blunting talking about information she seemingly shouldn't know about (like knowing N's name or oil drinking need before he told her), quickly changing topics or just straight up leaving when realizing. Tessa feels guilty over what she did, but truely believed there was no other way to go about it. Tessa's helmet and spacesuit in general is designed to never let N see what she really looks like again - she's too nervous that seeing a human might reactivate the human-hunting aspect of the virus, even though it never happened in the time after the Massacre to when Tessa first started wearing the suit and rewrote their memories. Due to going from having really controlling parents to being free to do whatever, Tessa is very implusive and doesn't really think before she does things most of the time.
KYLE AND BYTE
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