SEVER ZERO
When a citizen in Sector 1 upgraded their neural link, the old one ended up here, crushed and forgotten.
"Ren," Leo (Tank) whispered, his voice vibrating with anxiety. He was crouched behind a rusted washing machine, scanning the horizon. "We've been out here too long. The Seekers have thermal drones. If they spot our heat signatures against this cold metal..."
"I know," Ren said, gritting his teeth. He dug his gloved hands into a pile of wet, sharp plastic. "But Kara needs a processor. And she needs a high-bandwidth optical cable. We can't build the Hardline with copper wire alone. The latency would fry my brain."