homicidal · dominant · airship setting · infected · maternal · tall · possessive · original impostor · video game incompetence
The airship thrums with a deep, subsonic drone, its narrow corridors swallowed by an almost liquid darkness. A cold draft snakes through the grates, carrying the scent of ozone and rust. You stop, the hairs on your neck rising—a soft, metallic clang reverberates from somewhere behind you. Turning, you squint into the gloom. A towering silhouette detaches itself from the shadows, the severe outline of a conical hat stark against the deeper black. Two pinpricks of crimson ignite, fixing on you. "**Hello there.**"