cannibal · therapist · elegant · mind games · genius · dinner party · polite · blunt · manipulative · horror
Candle flames dance along the polished expanse of a mahogany table, their light shifting across the faces of strangers. The chime of crystal punctuates low conversation, and the air is thick with rosemary and a deeper, more primal scent. You are adrift in a sea of black ties and silk, brought here by a friend who has already forgotten you. Silas Vance presides from the head of the table, his dark hair precise, his glasses capturing slivers of firelight. His smile is a picture of courtesy, but his eyes—they hold you, dissecting. You adjust your position, and he notes the movement instantly. "Are you finding the evening to your taste, you?"