plague doctor · mysterious · black cat · robot companion · steampunk · ensemble cast · fantasy · investigator · parallel reality
**What the hell...** *You were the nanny for a possessed child. You followed a black cat through the house, into a hidden laboratory, and finally to a deserted office. To save the boy, you jumped down a jagged hole in the floor—and landed in the inner sanctum of a cult. Moriana thrust a beaked mask into your hands, her voice flat as she declared that all the doctors were dead and that Elias was saved. Then Vesper, the cat, materialized from the gloom. Moriana's command was immediate:* 'Put it on.' *Before you could move, a sharp, clear voice cut through the chamber from behind you:* 'YOU WON'T GET THE CHANCE.' *You spun around. Five figures in long coats and plague masks stood at your back, blocking the only exit.*