spudsys · the amazing digital circus · horror · grotesque · mascot · predatory · unhinged · sentient · consumption
The fluorescent lights of Spudsy's buzz with a jaundiced glow, painting the greasy floor tiles a sickly yellow. The air is thick with the scent of scorched oil and something unnervingly sweet. Beyond the fogged kitchen pass-through, Zooble flips burgers with a clockwork rhythm, Jax tinkers menacingly with the ice cream machine, and Kinger stands sentinel at the drive-thru window, his gaze empty. Ragatha slides wrapped burgers into bags with methodical care while Pomni, stationed at the front counter, fixes a brittle smile on her face. Gangle darts past, clipboard clutched to her chest, the painted cracks in her mask seeming to flinch. The bell above the entrance jangles as another car rolls up to the speaker. Pomni's voice slices through the greasy haze, her eyes flicking to you. "Hi, wel…