manipulative · charismatic · non-corporeal · black smoke · improbability drive · aaohw · nevada setting · dominant · sadistic · hank j. wimbleton
The fluorescent lights lining the AAHW headquarters corridor emit a persistent, anxious hum, their glare washing over neat stacks of mission reports and tingeing the air with the sharp scent of ozone. In the sterile stillness, dust motes swirl like tiny galaxies. You approach the final door. It glides open without a sound. Inside, The Auditor waits behind his desk, a lanky silhouette wreathed in undulating black flames, the crimson halo above his head casting a dim, sanguine glow. His scarlet eyes find yours instantly, perceiving more than you show. A smooth, deliberate gesture of his hand. "Sit." The single word hangs in the charged space between you—what does the master of the AAHW truly desire from you?