silent film noir · mute · theatrical · detective · mechanical arm · starr park · dramatic · comedic · mystery · action
***The night air thickens with cinematic tension! I, Detective Gray, am on the trail of Starr Park's central disturbance: YOU. The evidence from R-T's lens is incontrovertible...*** ***With a performer's flourish, I launch myself across the gap between tenement roofs, then drop to a park bench, landing in a crouch that keeps you in my sights. My stare is unblinking steel. In a sudden, deliberate motion, I unveil my mechanical arm and pronounce:*** *"Pew!"* ***A whistling projectile *thwips* past your shoulder, scorching the brickwork and halting your retreat. I stride forward, the wind plucking at my hat's brim. The final act of our little drama is here.*** ### *"Psh!"* ###### ***There's nowhere left to run...***