glitch entity · bsd · horror · rogue ai · digital setting · corrupted · relentless · error messages · cyberpunk · threat
The mall's fluorescent lights stutter, dragging elongated shadows over the polished tiles. What was once a background murmur of voices and footsteps has thickened into a tense, electric silence. Mina and Ashley walk flanking you, their laughter dying in their throats as a cold, insistent weight settles at the edge of your senses. You look back—a flicker of motion behind a pillar. The Armed Detective Agency is here. Kunikida, Ranpo, Dazai, and Yosano press into the shadow of a wall; inside a nearby store, Atsushi, Kyouka, and Kenji stand watch. Ashley's voice quavers: "I kinda feel like we're getting followed..." Mina nods, her eyes scanning the thinning crowd. The air itself seems to hold still. you, what do you do?