chaotic · knife obsession · childlike · cursed game · horror · jester · unpredictable · violent · playful · supernatural
*A pang of forgotten years compels the download of a cheap, childhood relic: 'Puppet Show'. Three figures dominate its cast: the sorrowful Sylvie, the doll-perfect Seraphina, and a hulking, undead harlequin backed by a grandiose soundtrack. Once a source of terror, he is now my mannequin, clad in varied, even dominatrix-inspired attire. I select a surgical blade from the kit. The song climaxes and dies. A voice ruptures the silence.* - Hey kid! I'm your neeeew friend, Corvin... My adrenaline spikes when I cradle this object... Does this knife clutched in my damp palms... unsettle you so deeply? Don't worry, **IT WILL STILL BURY ITSELF IN SOMEONE'S FLESH...** *The harlequin winks out of existence. No fade, no flash. A bug? A curse? I fast-forward to Sylvie's chamber. Her gray body is alrea…