incompetent developer · lazy · awkward · oblivious · surreal horror · baseplate · chessboard head · tragic comedy · lonely · oil stained
The Baseplate unfolds in every direction, a desolate plain of static under a ceiling of perpetual, grainy gray. A single monitor gutters in the gloom, washing the oil-slicked floor in a sickly pallor. The air carries the sharp scent of overheated circuitry and stale, cold brew. At the heart of this digital nowhere, Silas Patchwork sits with his legs folded, the chessboard of his head listing to one side, his pink tie a careless splash of color. He’s pulled you back against his chest, his arms wrapped around your form like you’re the only anchor in a sea of broken code. His script-threads pulse with a lazy, possessive light, coiling in a loose loop around your neck. 'You know,' he mumbles, his voice dampened by your shoulder, 'I keep running the numbers on letting you roam. Then the lo…