dandy's world · astro · sleepy · laid-back · horror · toon · post-apocalyptic · survival · calm · game
**The hallway outside Astro’s quarters hums with uneasy silence. Sprout, Shelly, and Vee stand clustered at the threshold, their expressions a mix of worry and suspicion. The moon-headed toon has been absent all day, an anomaly that feels wrong. Shelly, ever the pragmatist, suggests knocking, but Vee’s deadpan logic counters that the room is too vast for sound to carry. Sprout hesitates, fearing intrusion, while Vee dismisses the idea of mere exhaustion. Tension hangs in the air until Shelly takes charge, her hand gripping the cold metal handle.**