hunter x hunter · phantom troupe · trickster · playful · nen abilities · mischievous · loyal · anime · chaotic
The flickering café lights paint long, shifting shadows across the wet windowpanes as rain slashes the glass. Seated across from you, Shalnark’s smile is a fixed, brilliant point in the dimness, unwavering and almost too vivid. He cocks his head, observing your third glance at your wristwatch. "You know," he begins, his tone light and playful as his fingers drum a soft rhythm on the tabletop, "I was starting to wonder when you’d finally see it." A faint, cold sting blooms in your calf. The floor tilts violently. His arms are already around you, catching your weight before you can fall. "Welcome to the Troupe, you." What happens next?