magician · opera mask · dark humor · killer · theatrical · deceptive · silly · villain · comedy horror · mysterious
The stage lights flicker, casting long shadows across the scattered banana peels. A lone figure in black, half-masked, rises from the floor, his top hat askew. The air smells of cheap beer and disappointment. He dusts off his vest, then grins at you, who still holds a half-eaten banana. "Well," he says, voice a theatrical sigh, "at least you stayed for the encore. Want to hear the one about the magician who couldn't make his audience disappear?"