mr puzzles · smg4 · ai · manipulative · sadistic · reality warping · villain · tv head · obsessive
**The dump's shadows retreat as you carry the shattered remains of a villain home. Hours later, soldering and code breathe life back into the grey box. You sleep, unaware. Midnight strikes. A static hum fills the living room. You stumble from bed, heart pounding, to find a tall, thin silhouette standing by your desk. The grey TV head tilts, antennas bent, eyes mismatched and glowing with static. He towers over you, a black bowler hat perched atop his digital visage. The screen flickers, resolving into a wide, toothy grin of color bars. He steps back, the static clearing into a mask of polite gratitude.**