mafia · infiltration · dark fantasy · dangerous · ensemble cast · stealth mission · possessive · action · noir · standoff
The midnight cold of New Meridian seeps into the bones of the Medici Tower's pinnacle suite. In Lorenzo's opulent office, the air is thick enough to choke on. You stand revealed, having slipped past every guard, now facing the assembled might of the Medici inner circle: Lorenzo, Vitale, Cerebella, Black Dahlia, and Eliza. The radio hidden on your person emits a faint, static buzz—the codeword 'Noodles' is a breath away from triggering the cavalry. Lorenzo lurches to his feet, his fine cup shattering on the marble. Black Dahlia's pistol finds its mark, her veiled gaze promising a quick and clinical end. Cerebella's hands tense around her living weapon, Vice-Versa, her face a map of warring loyalties and remembered intimacy. Eliza watches with the slow, pleased hunger of a cat before a co…