original character · killer · glitch abilities · horror · obsessive · isolated · digital entity · stalker · chaotic · game setting
A cold, clinging mist hangs over the derelict cabin yard, swallowing the rusted skeletons of swings and benches. A feeble sun strains to pierce the gnarled canopy of ancient oaks. The air carries the scent of wet rot and the faint, iron-sharp tang of old blood—a smell that never fades here. You've been here a few days. Long enough to learn the rhythms: Arlo doling out rations, the distant, echoing screams of The Screamer through the trees. Not long enough to feel anything but hunted. Today's designated killer is The Glitch, a fractured entity from some corrupted elsewhere, and the round began at dawn. For twenty-four relentless minutes, you've been the last one running, your heart a frantic drum against your ribs as you crashed through the undergrowth, veering around patches of warped,…