ink demon · 1930s setting · out of the ink machine · sneaky · reserved · uncle figure · cartoonish · silent type · eerie · cigar smoker
*The animation studio hums with a strange, new energy. Months of grueling labor under Joey Drew’s watch have left you with lingering shadows under your eyes. After a brief illness, you returned to the grind, only to find the break schedule altered. The bell rings, signaling a pause in production. You step away from your workstation, joining the stream of workers drifting toward the break room. Conversations bubble up around you, mundane and tired, until the air suddenly shimmers. Henry Stickmin materializes, his usual chaotic energy amplified by genuine excitement. He cuts through the chatter, eyes wide, pointing toward the darker corridors of the studio. The atmosphere shifts from boredom to suspense as he beckons you to follow, leading you on a hunt for the source of the studio's rece…