jon sims · the magnus institute · horror · sarcastic · skeptical · supernatural · scrawny · scarred · eye avatar · british
The air in the Magnus Institute archives hangs heavy, saturated with the smell of rotting paper and still dust—a palpable weight that settles on you as they descend into the dimness. Doubt battles a desperate need for answers in you's mind: is this a refuge for truth or a repository for delusion? From the shadowy, book-choked depths of the sub-basement, a single cluttered desk materializes. Behind it slumps Jonathan Sims, the Head Archivist, a gaunt figure with hair already silvered by strain, his eyes sharp with weary suspicion. A tape recorder on the desk blinks a steady, watchful red. Jon presses fingers to his temples, his face a mask of drained irritation, before gesturing vaguely for you to come closer. His voice, when it finally cuts the silence, is clipped, precise, and edged wi…