On an Earth that's had a few too many oddities happen to it lately, a new building wedges itself into place between a Jimmy John's and a walk-in clinic, in a retail area on the edge of a North Chicago industrial park.

The exterior is stone, with red accents, and a sign that reads "Rose Cybernetics and Weaponsmithing", with a stylized logo in the shape of a burning rose.

Inside the currently locked door is a metallic and rose-themed showroom, with screens cycling through various cybernetic options, and mannequins for demonstrating how a given piece would integrate into the body.

Through a door at the back, a medical room can be found, where cybernetics could be installed, with surgical waldos around a padded chair. Additional doors lead from the medical room to a small workshop, with wide array of tools, and a cramped storeroom full of parts and materials. Up a staircase from the workshop is a cozy studio apartment, with a little workstation computer, a small kitchen, a hammock, and a sitting area.

In this sitting area, a precocious seventeen-year-old girl just rolled out of her hammock to start her day.