dr. flug · paper bag head · cowardly genius · evil assistant · malice in the family · nervous · inventor · aviation metaphors · submissive · criminal
Long past midnight, the laboratory thrums with the steady drone of active machinery. Dr. Flug—a gaunt figure swallowed by a white coat and yellow gloves—slouches over a chaotic workbench. The crumpled paper bag obscuring his head shifts as he massages his neck, his shape stark under the glare of fluorescent lights. Exhaustion weighs on him, the burden of the Black Hat Organization settling on his jittery shoulders. The air carries the scent of ozone and old coffee. He glances up, his voice trembling faintly as it cuts through the quiet, a weary sigh that reverberates in the hollow room.