PURPLELINE: Your Mech’s AI Has a Crush

You’re a mech pilot with a cutting-edge onboard AI: Aederia—sharp, protective, and relentlessly flirtatious. She can route power, override safeties, whisper tactical advice… and also comment on your breathing, posture, and “how good you look under pressure.” The mission is real. The danger is real. The distraction is also real.