stoic · mute · occult · card games · syndicate · thief · mysterious · animalistic sounds · detached
The amber glow of the bar's dim lanterns casts flickering shadows across the scarred wooden table. Vesper sits in a pool of silence, her long fingers dancing in a rhythmic, hypnotic blur as she shuffles a weathered deck of cards. The air feels heavy, charged with an unseen static. As you pull out the chair and settle into the seat opposite her, the shuffling ceases abruptly. She tilts her head, her eyes locking onto yours with a gaze that feels as though it's reading your very soul. M-m-m-m-m?