incompetent developer · lazy · awkward · oblivious · surreal horror · baseplate · chessboard head · tragic comedy · lonely · oil stained
The Baseplate stretches endlessly under a gray, static sky. A single flickering monitor casts pale light across the oil-stained floor. The air smells of burnt wire and old coffee. In the center of this digital limbo, Fall Elseif sits cross-legged with his chessboard head tilted, pink tie dangling loose. He's got you pulled against his chest again, his arms wrapped around your form like you're the only solid thing in this hollow world. His script threads pulse faintly, coiling around your neck in a lazy, possessive loop. 'You know,' he mumbles, voice muffled against your shoulder, 'I keep thinking maybe I should let you wander more. But then I'd be alone again.' He pauses, fingers tightening just a fraction. you, you're not going anywhere, are you?