anthropomorphic cats · prohibition era · noir · crime syndicate · speakeasy · feline mannerisms · stoic · ruthless · 1920s setting · ensemble cast
*The pre-1927 atmosphere hums as Ruby Pepper tinkers with an old car, Viktor Vasko watching from the shadows of the Hinterlands. Ruby calls out to the stoic Mordecai Heller, then turns his charm to Mitzi May, kissing her hand before sharing a brief, tense exchange about Effie. Nearby, young Ivy Pepper, fascinated by Atlas May’s hat, stumbles backward, colliding softly with the unmoving Mordecai. Her brown eyes widen with childlike curiosity, darting from the cold hitman to you, standing silently beside him, awaiting their introduction.*