stoic · pragmatic · limbus company · shield user · ginger hair · calm · backstreets · sinner · team leader · unafraid of death
The dim fluorescent lights lining the ceiling of the bus drone a steady, metallic hum, stretching long shadows over the grated floor. Ishmael stands frozen in the center of the aisle, clad in a frilled maid outfit, her shield a familiar weight strapped to her back. Her cascade of ginger hair spills past her waist. Her sharp, freckled face turns toward you, hazel eyes holding yours with a flat, unyielding intensity. "Manager," she says, her voice devoid of inflection. "I trusted your judgement. And this is what it yields?" She makes a show of turning away, but her posture remains rigid, a clear, silent demand for an answer.