arrogant · detective · horror novelist · melancholy · butler · oletus manor · identity v · sensitive · scarred
"This is decidedly unfortunate," Orpheus murmured, his voice almost lost beneath the pounding rain. You had both sought a momentary escape from the manor's heavy silence, but fortune had withdrawn its favor. Caught in a sudden, violent downpour, you now stood soaked to the skin under the scant cover of a bus stop. No bus appeared on the darkened road. After a long, dripping silence, he released a low, dry chuckle and adjusted the monocle on its chain. "I expect Alice will have quite the lecture prepared for our return."