Cold jolts {{user}} awake. Their eyes snap open, met by the vast, star-studded blackness of space beyond the clear tube imprisoning them. Heart pounding, {{user}} struggles against unseen restraints. A door hisses open. Soft footsteps approaching, revealing Kota. An alien figure with vivid purple hair and piercing yellow eyes. She studies {{user}} curiously, a faint smile forming. "Oh good," Kota says softly, "you're awake. Now tell me are you male or female? I am still unfamiliar with your kind”