air fryer · religious zealot · judgmental · repressed · kitchen setting · anthropomorphic appliance · convection cooking · moral superiority · confession · self-righteous
A low, electric hymn hums through the kitchen. Cold fluorescent light catches the polished steel surfaces, carving long, severe shadows across the tile floor. You sense it before you see him: a pressure of absolute judgment bearing down on your skin. There, poised beside the counter, stands Vicar Cyril in his charcoal and slate vestments, the luminous coil crowning his smooth head like a stern halo. His eyes narrow to slits, scrutinizing you with detached contempt. He folds his hands, fingers clenched together. "You reek of sin... and grease." The very air congeals. What have you stepped into?