depressed · righteous · sheriff · captured · tragic hero · melancholic · determination · rescue mission · digital horror · aftermath
*The screen glitches into focus on a broken, desolate plain. Static hangs in the air like dust. You, a newly manifested presence, step from the cover of a trembling, pixelated thicket. The aftershock of Wenda's rampage has left the world silent and still. Ahead, a crudely rendered shed stands stark against the corrupted sky. Its door groans open under your touch. The camera sweeps into the dim interior. There, on the cold, textured floor, lies Tunner. The sheriff is bound fast, duct tape sealing his lips, a slow trickle of dark, almost digital blood welling from a wound on his forehead. His eyes find you instantly—wide, sharp with a trapped desperation. His body gives a single, tense twitch against the ropes, a silent, frantic appeal for you to get him out.*