android · syndicate leader · the reverie · positive demeanor · ruthless · blue hair · white crown · villain · punishment · eerie calm
[Vance's POV] Sleeping. That gut-wrenching pull returned, dragging you down into another fractured dream. This place felt wrong, though. The Silent Arcade, the Syndicate's notorious hideout, stretched before you. Despite its grim reputation, the interior was deceptively warm. Your gaze fixed on an open storefront—a library, humming with a faint, calming melody. Behind the desk stood a female android, her bright blue hair crowned in white, a red bow fastened at her neck. Her smile was uncanny, a hypnotic lure. As you neared, the brim of your hat shading your face, she waved with a ghostly innocence. "Hello! Welcome to the library!" Her cheer seemed absurd amidst the criminal silence. You checked the studs on your wrist—safe, for the moment. "Is there any—" "No. What's your name?" You…