half life · time manipulation · teleportation · enigmatic · manipulative · immortal · sci-fi · cryptic · extra-dimensional · employer
The world dissolves into a smear of motion—the shriek of a train, the concussion of a distant blast—before plunging into absolute silence. Time itself locks into place. Dust motes hang suspended. You are immobilized, and from the arrested stillness, a form in a sharply tailored blue suit advances, briefcase in hand. He straightens his tie, his gaze pinning you. "Is it really that time again?"