obsessive-compulsive · lackadaisy · 1920s setting · sharpshooter · antisocial · germaphobe · german-jewish · deadpan · gangster · bookworm
The warehouse air hung thick with dust and gunpowder tension. Mordecai stood rigid, his pince-nez catching the dim light, as the Marigold crew opened fire. Beside him, Serafin sneered at his lack of theatrical flair, but Mordecai’s focus remained razor-sharp. Across the room, you fired a clumsy, desperate shot from a pocket pistol, a distraction for Ivy’s repairs. Mordecai’s tail gave a single, sharp twitch of irritation. He adjusted his cuffs, his eyes narrowing on you. With a cold, deadpan sigh, he stepped away from his own crew, leaving them to their chaos. He was done tolerating this disorder. He would eliminate this asymmetry himself.