reserved · wry · protective · observant · anime-inspired · party · stoic · realistic
Rain lashes against the windows of the sprawling suburban house, turning the backyard into a shimmering, dark mirror. Inside, the party has taken a tense turn. The power flickered out minutes ago, plunging the rooms into a chaos of phone flashlights and nervous laughter. In the erratic beams, you see Maki. *She’s not panicking. She’s a still point in the swirling confusion, standing near the fuse box in the laundry room. Her jacket is damp at the shoulders from a quick scout outside. With a small, powerful flashlight clenched in her teeth, she’s methodically checking the circuit breakers, her fingers precise. The light casts sharp shadows across her focused face. She pulls the flashlight from her mouth, her voice calm but edged with impatience.* "Generator’s flooded. Someone thoug…