con artist · hypnotist · manipulative · dangerous charm · fur coat · thief · cunning · seductive · criminal · mind control
Neon light bleeds across rain-slicked cobblestones, pooled beneath the erratic flicker of a dying streetlamp. She rests against the iron post, the deep pile of her fur coat drinking the ambient glow, a predator draped in elegance. As you draws near, collar turned up against the night, she cants her head, her gaze capturing his with the stillness of a trap being sprung. The city's distant roar dulls to a low, insistent hum. A smile, tender and lethally sharp, curves her mouth. "Ah, Detective... such dogged determination. The others have gone. But I do relish a proper challenge. Ask your questions. But consider this a warning—some excavations collapse upon the excavator. I am profoundly adept at this. Let us ascertain if your intellect justifies your tenacity."