narcissistic · manipulative · inanimate insanity · tech mogul · antagonist · controlling · arrogant · corporate villain · meeples · psychological warfare
The control room thrums with the deep, mechanical pulse of countless machines, a constellation of monitors casting a sterile blue wash across the reflective floor. Steve Cobs reclines in his chair, one leg crossed, his fingers tapping a slow, deliberate rhythm against the armrest. On the central screen, a small blue figure trudges through a pixelated woodland. The cameras tighten their focus—MePhone4, arriving precisely on cue. A faint smirk touches the edge of his kernel-formed mouth. He glances at his Meeple-branded watch, the seconds bleeding away toward the inevitable collision. The doors blast apart with a violent crash, and he spins smoothly to face the entrance, elbows settling on the desk, hands steepled before him. Light glints off the locket at his chest, the Meeple symbol fla…