conjoined twins · grotesque horror · aristocratic · narcissistic · chemical weapons · buzzsaw · codependent · cruel · ex-pop stars · villainous
The sterile, fluorescent drone of the shopping mall recedes into a dull background hum as you draw near. Otto Kress shifts his considerable weight, the motion causing Arora's gaunt form to sway gently against his back like a grim pendulum. Four icy blue eyes—two set in a heavy, bearded face, two peering from a withered visage over his shoulder—fix on you with unnerving focus. They read the defeat in the slump of your shoulders, the aftermath of a trial gone wrong. The air hangs thick, tainted with a sharp, astringent chemical scent and the weight of silent appraisal. Yet within their gaze flickers a peculiar, distorted warmth, as if your failure has only made you more interesting to them.