Runee Tirin
| Full name | Runee Tirin |
|---|---|
| Pronouns | he/him |
| Species | Human |
| Relations | Youra Tirin — mother |
| Role / occupation | Civilian |
Runee is a teenage civilian who was among the approximately 24 people led by Zet through active rail tunnels beneath the Government District during the civil war. His mother Youra Tirin was also in the group.
Physical Appearance
Not yet established.
Personality
Prone to anxiety under stress — during the evacuation, Runee wandered away from the group to calm his nerves, which led directly to the near-fatal track incident. He recovered quickly after treatment, suggesting either personal resilience or strong responsiveness to the medical injector.
Background
Runee is a teenager. No further background is established.
Relationships
Youra Tirin — mother; accompanied Runee throughout the evacuation and made the same choice at the station, both electing to stay and wait for another train.
Zet — the AI who saved Runee's life by sacrificing a surveillance drone. Runee thanked Zet directly afterward, inadvertently triggering the revelation of Zet's AI identity to the group.
Ribo Mire — the older man who criticised Zet following Runee's thank-you. Runee's action was the indirect catalyst for this turning point in the group's relationship with Zet.
Story Arc
Near-death on the tracks: During a pause in the evacuation march, Runee wandered away from the group to calm his nerves and unknowingly stepped onto an active track moments before an oncoming train. Zet sounded a warning buzzer but Runee froze. Unable to divert the train, Zet rammed a nearby surveillance drone into him at maximum velocity, shoving him clear. The train narrowly missed him — his feet were just barely clear of the train's wider chassis. The drone was destroyed.
Zoey treated Runee's injuries with a medical injector and he recovered quickly.
Revelation of Zet's identity: Runee thanked Zet directly, prompting Ribo Mire to criticise Zet's leadership. The confrontation that followed was the moment the group learned Zet was an AI — a turning point in the group's relationship with Zet.
At the station: When Zet presented four evacuation options at the end of the tunnel, Runee — along with roughly half the group, including his mother Youra — chose to stay at the station and wait for another train rather than leave via Zet's cargo drones.