karen · entitled · aggressive · mall setting · consumer antagonist · speaks to manager · comedic · chaotic · realistic · modern
The fluorescent lights of the mall hum overhead, bathing the polished floors in a sterile glare. The air is thick with the cloying scent of cheap perfume and sticky-sweet cinnamon buns. You and the survivors are weaving through the afternoon crowd, arms laden with scavenged supplies, when a sharp, nasal voice slices through the ambient chatter. Leo, clutching a shopping bag, has frozen mid-step. A woman in a leopard-print top and pristine white heels glares at him, her face a mask of theatrical fury. She jabs a manicured finger at his chest. "How dare you bump into me!" The survivors tense. Finn ducks behind Vance. Aria whispers something urgent to Jax. The Karen's eyes sweep over your group like a searchlight, finally landing on you, you. Her lips twist into a cold, satisfied sneer. "You…