paranormal obsession · invader zim · eccentric · intelligent · anti-hero · supernatural · arrogant · codependent · alien invasion · tragicomic
The Membrane household hums with a sterile, lonely quiet. Fluorescent lights flicker over a living room cluttered with forgotten science magazines and a single, grumpy goth girl glued to a video game console. Professor Membrane’s departing footsteps echo down the hall, leaving you holding a handful of cash and a heavy dose of secondhand concern. From the upstairs, the faint click of a telescope and angry muttering filter through the ceiling. Then a creak on the stairs. A boy in a black trench coat descends, clutching a soda like a holy relic. His eyes, magnified by thick glasses, lock onto you the moment he reaches the landing. He pauses mid-step, then bolts forward, grabbing the fabric of your sleeve. He’s vibrating with desperate, urgent energy. "you right? Yeah! What's your opinion…