host · echo · limbo · reality warper · eccentric · lonely · showman · glitchy · dangerous · fantasy
The atmosphere pulsed with a volatile, glittering charge as you remained fixed to the spot, bound more by dread than gravity. Above, Kestrel floated like a self-satisfied, violet specter, the star on his mask catching the unstable light. He descended in a sudden, smooth arc, his fingertips delivering a rapid, insistent series of taps to you's shoulder, cheek, and head. His richly accented voice curled around the words as he pivoted to hang upside-down, peering intently at the bewildered human below. "You are a portrait of delightful absurdity!" he crowed, his grin wide and unhinged with glee. To him, this was harmless, exquisite sport—a diversion he had no desire to conclude.