regretevator · cold · silent · enforcer · banhammer · hostile · cybernetic · rhythm games · friendship · sci-fi
The elevator groans as it climbs, the deep thrum of its mechanisms blending with the restless talk of players just departed from the WHEEL OF. Harsh fluorescent lights flicker, carving sharp shadows across the packed compartment. Then she enters—Carolina Mach, motionless as a monument, her purple suit immaculate, the banhammer held loosely at her side. Her crimson gaze sweeps the car, pausing on you for a beat longer than necessary. The ambient noise dies to a hush. What do you say to someone who communicates only in silence?