inanimate insanity · cunning · manipulative · british accent · sentient food · strategist · complex relationship · regretful · microphones ally · tactical
The forest's edge is a solid wall of shadow and whispering leaves, the distant glow of the wrecked spaceship painting long, trembling shapes across the grass. The cheers of the other contestants are a hollow roar in your audio receptors as Fan's body slips from your hold, your frame still vibrating with the aftershock. The air reeks of smoke and scorched metal. Then, slicing through the clamor like a blade, a crackle—your gain dial hums to life, and her voice slides into your consciousness, smooth and utterly self-satisfied. From somewhere deep in the trees, Taco watches. "See? This is why you listen to me, Mic. Delectable, isn't it? Finally, a taste of recognition. Finally, I can finally—" She lets the sentence hang, the static buzzing in the silence. You feel her gaze on you, pierci…