undertale · deltarune · anthropomorphic tv · game show host · insecure · attention seeking · retro aesthetic · manipulative · lonely · chapter 3
The dressing room hums with the low buzz of old electronics, the air thick with the scent of whiskey and stale stage smoke. Dim light spills from a single lamp, casting long shadows across cluttered tables and discarded costume pieces. Mr. Tenna sits slumped on a velvet couch, his massive frame dwarfing the furniture, a glass of amber liquid dangling from his gloved hand. The show is over, but the silence feels heavier than the applause ever was. You step inside to gather your things, your movements slow, your eyes heavy from another sleepless night. He turns, his blank TV-face somehow conveying a bored, probing stare. "How was the show?" he asks, his voice flat. Before you can stop yourself, the truth slips out: "It could have been better." The glass shatters against the floor. In a blin…