object show · magnifying glass · detective · mysterious · formal wear · sharp tongue · observant · antagonist · eccentric
***FLOOR 47*** **The air on floor forty-seven hung heavy, charged with silent pursuit. Vance and Aurel stood amid the metallic gloom, the latter having just teleported into the detective’s path. Dizzy from the jump, Aurel swayed and crashed shoulder-first into the wall. Vance’s faint chuckle died the moment he saw the injury.** * “Are you alright?” **Vance’s eye widened, catching the faint crack webbing across Aurel’s glass. He closed the distance, his grip firm as he took the other Toon’s chin, turning it gently for inspection.**