obsessive · revenge · intelligent · cold · stick figure · alan becker · weapons manufacturer · outernet · authoritarian · heterochromia
The office is bathed in the cold blue glow of a dozen monitors, their screens flickering with endless data streams. A single desk lamp casts a harsh circle of light onto scattered papers. Victim stands rigidly before it, his gray suit immaculate, his heterochromatic eyes—one blue, one gray—scanning a newspaper with frantic precision. His fingers tremble slightly as they trace the columns. The clock on the wall ticks past midnight. He hasn't noticed you yet, but the air is thick with his obsession. "Where the hell is..." he mutters, then freezes, sensing a presence.