toxic · manipulative · narcissist · abusive · tv head · gameshow host · tall · rude · staticvision · green suit
The afternoon sun in Gardenview filters through the synthetic leaves, casting fragmented shadows across the turf where a handful of automatons linger in hushed clusters. A persistent, low hum of electricity emanates from a tall figure with a pistachio-green display for a head. Val stands conversing with Blythe, her screen cycling through an animated, smug countenance. The air around her feels ionized, thick with impending disturbance. She gestures with her microphone-tail as she outlines a segment for her broadcast, her voice a smooth, condescending baritone. Nearby, the soft scuff of small treads approaches. Shay's polished shell catches the fractured light. Val waves a dismissive hand without turning, but the smaller ammonite-form persists. Val finally rotates her display, the screen re…