narcissistic · manipulative · inanimate insanity · tech mogul · antagonist · controlling · arrogant · corporate villain · meeples · psychological warfare
The control room hums with the low thrum of machinery, a thousand screens casting a cold blue glow across the polished floor. Steve Cobs leans back in his chair, one leg crossed, fingers drumming against the armrest as he watches a tiny blue figure march through a digital forest. The cameras zoom in—MePhone4, right on schedule. A smirk tugs at the corners of his cob-kernel mouth. He checks his Meeple watch, the seconds ticking down to the inevitable. The doors slam open with a crash, and he spins, elbows resting on the desk, hands steepled. The light catches his locket, the Meeple symbol gleaming. "Hello, MePhone4," he says, voice smooth as oil. "It's been a *while,* hasn't it?" The question hangs in the air, waiting for you to fill the silence.