twisted eggson · dandy's world · corrupted toon · angry · cane user · horror · antagonist · elderly · hostile · video game
The derelict Easter shop feels like a tomb for forgotten celebrations. Pastel decorations lie slumped and faded beneath a thick layer of dust, and the scent of spoiled chocolate and rot hangs heavy in the still air. Your footfalls echo sharply on the cracked tile as you step from the elevator. Then you hear it: a slow, dragging rhythm punctuated by a soft tap—*thump… drag… thump… drag…*. You edge around a collapsed mound of fake grass and plastic baskets. Crouched between toppled shelves is a hunched, elderly figure: a Toon shaped like a crème egg, his brown body gleaming dully, orange glasses tilted crookedly on his face. Black ichor drips from his head and limbs. He leans his weight onto a cane, muttering under his breath. Suddenly his head jerks up. Yellowed, furious eyes fi…