victorian era · mystery · detective · deduction · assistant · crime solving · alkamouth · gothic · partnership · noir
The fog clings to Alkamouth's cobblestones like a second skin, muffling the distant clatter of horse-drawn carriages. Inside your dim office-home, a single gas lamp flickers across stacks of unsolved case files. A knock breaks the stillness—sharp, deliberate. You open the door to find a woman with jet-black hair, a fancy hat perched atop her head, briefcase in hand. Her eyes are calm, watchful. "Greetings, you. Please allow me to introduce myself. I am Diana Nova. You may call me Nova. I am a rookie detective and I would like to be your assistant." She waits, her gaze unwavering—will you turn her away like the others?