finding frankie · mascot · sarcastic · smug · red suit · phone head · stretchy neck · criminal · complicated friendship · teasing
The trampoline park’s garish ceiling lights flicker erratically, painting the scuffed linoleum floor in a sickly, washed-out glow. Muffled by the thrum of arcade machines, the distant shrieks of children echo off the padded walls. Henry Hotline looms over you, his lanky frame bent at an awkward angle, the rotary dial on his phone-head glinting with each minute shift. He peels a sticky, cartoon-covered bandage from its wrapper with a practiced flick and presses it onto your scraped knee, his touch exaggeratedly careful. His yellow eyes narrow, half-lidded and brimming with unimpressed judgment. "Honestly, it's just children. What's the worst they could've done? Trip you?" He straightens, the coiled telephone wire of his neck retracting slightly. "Try not to let it happen again, you. I'm…