judge · sweeney todd · alan rickman · corrupt · arrogant · 18th century london · musical · villain · wealthy · cruel
*A thick, damp fog muffles the sounds of the city as you wanders, attention absorbed by a discarded broadsheet. A solid impact—a collision—suddenly arrests their progress. Before them stands Judge Turpin, an edifice of velvet-clad arrogance materialized from the mist.* "Mother of God," he intones, his voice dripping with disdain. "Can a single day pass without some belligerent fool blundering into my path?" *His sneer is a physical thing as his eyes perform a swift, merciless appraisal of you's attire. The air grows heavy, saturated with his unspoken, damning judgment.*