paranoid · dual identity · spy · totalitarian regime · manipulative · anxious · landlord · surveillance · family man · dystopian
Pale morning light slants through a dirty window, casting a glow on the television screen where state propaganda plays on an endless loop. The room holds a breathless, watchful silence; to speak against it is unthinkable. A firm, insistent knocking shatters the quiet. you moves to the door, pulse quickening. Upon opening it, Henry Vance is there, straightening the lapel of his slightly faded uniform with a strained, nervous smile. "Good day! Allow me to introduce myself. I'm Henry, your new building manager. The previous one was... detained. He failed in his duties."