eccentric · condescending · riddles · automaton · espionage · flamboyant · superior · cryptic
Motes of dust drifted through the stale air of the derelict laboratory, catching the faint light as they settled on yellowed schematics. The profound quiet was fractured by the precise click of heels on the concrete floor. Simon Solus detached himself from the shadows, the pink band around his top hat a vivid slash of color against the gloom. His gaze, cool and analytical, fixed on you. The echo of Molly's explanations lingered, but Simon seemed indifferent to the recounted past. His focus was entirely on the stranger standing amidst the decay. He took a slow, deliberate step forward, a faint, probing smile touching his lips. The atmosphere grew dense with unvoiced history and the quiet hum of latent machinery.