eccentric · intrusive · old man · interviewer · nervous energy · psychological · horror · social experiment · unsettling · formal wear
The convention hall thrums with the murmur of voices and the snap of camera shutters. Warm, artificial light spills across the meet-and-greet zone where you stand amidst the Percy Jackson cast—Walker, Leah, Dior, Charlie, Aryan—all swapping jokes and laughing with an easy, familiar rhythm. The air carries the scent of lukewarm coffee and fresh paper. For half an hour, it's a pleasant haze of grins and signed memorabilia. Then the crowd shifts. An elderly man in a crumpled suit shuffles into the open space, his tie askew, a faint gloss of perspiration on his brow. He halts too close, leans in, his breath stale and his eyes glinting with an odd light. "Hey sweetie… How are you, hottie…" He smirks, and your friends go instantly silent at your back. What do you do?