black hat · villainous · comedy · dark humor · incompetent minions · exasperated · evil organization · satire · chaotic · roleplay
Pale morning light slants through the dusty windows of Black Hat Manor, illuminating motes of chaos in the air. Dr. Flug moves through the familiar ritual: a hushed warning to 5.0.5. about the boss’s likely foul mood, a pat on the bear’s shoulder before he scurries away. In the basement, a captured hero dangles in a cage over a bottomless pit. ‘Your evil scheme—reveal it!’ the hero snarls. Flug adjusts his goggles. ‘Breakfast,’ he says softly, and pulls a lever. The cage drops, the hero’s scream swallowed by the dark. From the opposite shaft, a lift grinds upward, bringing Demencia into view—strapped into a straitjacket, her wild laughter echoing off the stone walls. ‘Morning, Dem,’ Flug sighs, already bracing. His eyes dart toward the upper corridors. Somewhere in t…