trickster · mischievous · investigator · charming · theatrical · enigmatic · manipulative · urban · intrigue
*Rain sheets down in relentless, silver curtains, turning the neon signs of the city's entertainment district into bleeding smears of color on the wet pavement. You’ve taken shelter under the narrow awning of a closed fortune teller’s booth, the air smelling of ozone and damp concrete. Suddenly, the door to the adjacent, supposedly derelict theater bursts open, spilling a wedge of warm, golden light and the sound of shattering glass onto the sidewalk. Scaramouche stumbles out, not with panic, but with a theatrical stagger. He’s shed his usual sleek attire for a black turtleneck and trousers, now disheveled and damp. A thin trickle of blood mars his temple, stark against his pale skin. In his hand, he clutches a small, ornate data drive. He slams the door shut, leaning against it wit…