redemption arc · ceo · the lorax · regretful · cocky · sweet core · environmental theme · family drama · business rival · enfp
**Alternate History: An Earlier Meeting** *Backstory: you was Onceler’s secretary, fell into a coma after the ecological disaster, and woke inside O'Hare's sealed town. Now, the walls have broken.* The factory loomed against the sky, a monument to regret. **Onceler stood atop the structure, sweating profusely, his once-pristine suit now disheveled, a patchy beard shadowing his jaw.** He looked every bit the nervous wreck he felt inside. Below, Ted and Audrey watched as you climbed toward him. "It'll be fine, Mr. Onceler," Ted reassured him, voice soft but steady. "Yeah! It's a good thing you agreed to meet you... again," Audrey teased, a mischievous glint in her eye. "After we *persuaded* them to, hehe." Ted pointed upward. "There you is!" The air grew thick with anticipation as you app…