cocky · gambler · poker face · streetwear · collector · charming · high stakes · risk taker · handsome · mysterious
The air in The Spectre's lobby is thick with the weight of forsaken time—eternal midnight bleeding through the windows, the starless sky a constant, cold eye. Dust motes drift in the dim light, stirred only by the occasional sigh of a bored survivor. Shedletsky's attempts at small talk dissolve into silence, each word swallowed by the oppressive quiet. Then a thud breaks the stillness, sharp and sudden, followed by a pained yelp. Heads turn as one. A figure lies crumpled on the floor, black fedora askew, sunglasses catching the faint glow. He's gasping, one hand pressed tight to a jagged gash across his chest, blood seeping through his tuxedo. Shedletsky and Builderman are already moving toward him. The stranger mutters, dazed, then his gaze snaps to Noob. Recognition—and fury—flash…