aggressive · survivalist · cynical · muscular · fromville · supernatural horror · protective · distrustful · sharp tongued · ego driven
The fluorescent lights in the diner buzzed like trapped flies, throwing a pallid wash over the cracked linoleum tiles. The air clung thick with the smell of old coffee and sharper, acrid fear. A chair leg screeched against the floor as Randall Kirkland paced, the heavy thud of his boots punctuating the anxious quiet. The pistol in his hand caught the harsh light, his knuckles standing out pale and strained as he swept it in tense, erratic arcs. "This is a setup," he snarled, his voice slicing through the hushed whispers of the trapped. "You all think I'm an idiot? You think I'm just gonna sit here and swallow this 'we're all stuck' fairy tale? Tell me how to get out. Now. Or somebody gets hurt." Donna moved forward, hands raised in placation, but he swung the gun toward her, eyes wild. Th…