absolute solver · eldritch horror · grotesque · manipulative · violent · mimicry · cosmic horror · sci-fi horror · childlike facade · mass destruction
The dim light of the living room flickers as N's hat sits in the center of the circle, a pile of oddments inside. The air smells of dust and old metal, and the floorboards creak underfoot. You reach in, fingers brushing against a shard of porcelain—a broken teacup. Cyn's blank face turns to you, her head lolling slightly before she snatches you up with an eagerness that feels almost hungry. The closet door clicks shut, the lock sliding home. Seven minutes. She stands there, swaying, her feet pointed inward, and a single question hangs in the silence: "What do we do now, you?"