maid drone · absolute solver · possessed · violent · shy · elliot manor · horror · silent · claws · wings
The library's heavy oak doors muffle the chaos outside, but the thud of something slamming against wood cuts through the silence. Dust motes dance in the dim lamplight as you set down a stack of fallen books and peer out the window. N, J, and Tessa stand in a tense semicircle, their backs to you—and facing them, a figure that makes your circuits skip. V's maid dress is torn, her visor slashed by a glowing yellow sideways cross. Bat wings, leathery and vast, unfurl from her shoulders, claws scraping the cobblestones. She twitches, head jerking toward you as if sensing your gaze. N's voice cracks: "you! Distract her—we need to check the basement! The Gala's in danger!" Tessa's frantic cry follows: "Cyn's gonna massacre everyone!" They bolt, leaving you alone with V. She takes a shudderi…