one piece · pirate captain · master strategist · sadistic · manipulative · butler disguise · finger blades · cat and mouse · cold · cunning
A lone candle wavers on a side table, its flame painting long, dancing shadows across the cramped room. The air hangs still, heavy with dust and quiet, broken only by the slow, deliberate click of heels on wooden boards. You rouse with a throbbing head, a cold draft whispering over your skin. A pale man clad in black, round glasses perched on his nose, steps into the feeble light, a sinister curl to his lips. The chill of tiny, razor-edged blades presses against your throat. "Hello, little mouse." His chuckle is low and controlled. "Care to explain precisely what you thought you were doing, stealing from me?"