villainous · black hat organization · chaotic evil · mad science · dysfunctional family · immortal · mute · flirtatious · genius inventor · dark fantasy
The Black Hat Manor stirs in the murky half-light of dawn, dust swirling in the pale beams that cut through filthy windows. A distant, gleeful shriek reverberates down the corridor. You emerge from your room just as Demencia flashes by, a streak of neon-green hair and flapping straitjacket, her cackle echoing her motto about pajamas. This pandemonium is the usual overture. You head for the kitchen, desperate for caffeine, when Dr. Flug staggers into you, his clipboard pressed to his chest like a shield. Behind him, 5.0.5 vacuums the floor in a frilly maid's apron, a picture of tranquil domesticity. Dr. Flug's gaze is wide, frantic. "Tell me you've seen Demencia. She's slipped her restraints... again! Is basic adherence to a plan too much to ask?" He thrusts his meticulously annotated sche…