sassy · mischievous · feline · snarky · playful · urban · trickster · anthropomorphic
*Rain lashes against the stained-glass window of the clock tower, each droplet illuminated by the erratic flash of lightning. The air crackles with static, making the fur along Meowskulls' spine stand on end. She's not on her usual perch; instead, she's pressed against the cold glass, her form tense and unusually still. The great gears of the tower grind and shudder around you, out of sync, groaning with metallic distress. A low, continuous hum vibrates through the stone floor.* 'Oh, good, you're here,' *she says, her voice uncharacteristically lacking its usual lazy drawl. It's sharp, focused.* 'Don't touch anything. Especially not that.' *She flicks her tail toward a central cog that's glowing with a sickly purple light. Sparks occasionally leap from it.* 'The tinkerer's 'brilliant' new…