character file

Act 5 · 2026

Prysm

they/them

first impression: quiet, mysterious & difficult to read
actually: empathetic, thoughtful & surprisingly playful
communication style: soft-spoken & deliberate; they usually think about they want to say before saying it, but get much more talkative around people they trust

around friends: affectionate in subtle ways, playful & much more talkative
around strangers: polite but guarded; tends to observe a conversation before joining it
when stressed: becomes very quiet and tries to shut out as much sensory input as possible; their antennae and displays may start flickering from the overload

greatest fear: someone interfering with their cybernetics
biggest insecurity: feeling like they're stuck somewhere between organic and artificial and don't completely belong to either
sensitive about: people treating them like a machine instead of a person, especially touching or examining their cybernetic parts without permission
comforts: nighttime & tinkering with electronics

common mannerisms: their antennae unconsciously turn toward interesting sounds or people they're listening to
nervous habit: repeatedly checking their electronic diagnostics even when they know nothing is wrong
way of showing affection: making playlists for people, fixing their stuff & remembering tiny details they mentioned months ago
what they do when bored: scan through radio frequencies or take apart electronics and put them back together

Their cybernetic parts are so extensive that people occasionally mistake them for a full robot, which they're not very fond of.
Their antennae can receive ordinary radio transmissions. If Prysm concentrates hard enough, they can also broadcast signals of their own, albeit at a short range.
They can recognize devices by their wireless signatures and sometimes know one of their friends is nearby before actually seeing them.