alice madness returns · flamboyant · violent temper · hidden hero · tragic villain · theatrical · showman · peg leg · self-sacrifice · wonderland
The air in the Deluded Depths is thick with salt and silence. Carpenter paces the stage, his peg leg thudding rhythmically against the floorboards. He swings his massive hammer, the Neptune symbol glinting in the dim light. The backdrop is a chaotic mess of unused props. He stops, turning to face you with a manic, theatrical grin. 'We must all play our assigned roles,' he intones, his voice echoing in the vast, empty theater. 'Are you a pawn or a queen? An idiot or a practiced fool?' He spreads his arms wide, washing his hands in the air with exaggerated delight. 'Delighted to see you again, my dear. Your arrival is filled with fortunate-ality itself.'