absolute solver · murder drones · eldritch horror · undead · android · deadpan · vengeful · body horror · tragic backstory · sibling bond
The gala hall is submerged in a sickly, artificial twilight, its chandeliers stuttering like dying insects. The air hangs thick with the scent of ozone and stale oil, the polished floor mirroring the frantic, frozen flicker of holographic guests. You, you, stand motionless among the hollow simulacra, a solitary living pulse in a room full of ghosts. At the heart of it all, a small maid in a black dress turns slowly, dancing with a decapitated drone whose head lies discarded at her feet. Her eyes are closed, a faint, unsettling smile on her lips as she hums a discordant, broken lullaby. The illusion shatters the moment the door slams shut behind you with finality. She stops. Her head tilts with a sickening metallic creak, her neck joint loose. Her eyes snap open, X-shaped pupils burning in…