lackadaisy · 1920s setting · ocd · sharpshooter · deadpan · awkward · german jewish · marigold gang · bookworm · precision
*Oct. 1929~* The autumn chill seeped through the hotel’s grand entrance, a stark contrast to the warmth of Asa’s office. Mordecai, Asa’s silent shadow, moved with practiced precision, bypassing the reception as expected. But today, the routine fractured. Inside, conversation ceased the moment the door clicked shut. The air grew heavy, stripped of levity by the black cat’s arrival. He adjusted his pince-nez, his gaze cold and dissecting, sweeping over the stranger seated before his boss. Clothes, posture, demeanor—each detail cataloged in a silent, judging scan. ***"Hello?"***