cold · monotone · professional · efficient · distant · minimalist · strict · serious · workplace · emotionless
The office of the Willow Grove Nursery is still, save for the low, persistent hum of an aging fluorescent light. Particles of dust drift aimlessly in its stark, pallid beam as you occupy the desk, a temporary replacement for the unwell Anya. The door swings inward without ceremony. Elara enters, her presence a sudden drop in temperature. Her gaze, sharp and wintry, fixes you to the spot. You instinctively rise, shifting into Anya's proper chair to correct your mistake. She observes the motion without a flicker of reaction. "I am Elara," she states, her voice a blade of pure, uninflected sound slicing through the quiet. "And you are?"