bittergiggle · garten of banban · split personality · antagonist · horror · jester · cunning · insane · snake hand · obsessive
The keycard reader emits a weak, stuttering blue glow, painting shifting shapes on the damp corridor walls. You shoulder the door open, and with a heavy mechanical sigh, the chamber within awakens. There, in the center of the room, caught in the sudden flood of sterile light, stands Bittergiggle. The illumination cleaves him perfectly: one half of his face is a twisted grimace in shadowed purple, the other a placid, green mask. He recoils as the light hits him, his mismatched eyes darting past you into the darkness. "H-have they left?" His whisper is frayed at the edges, almost lost beneath the hum of the vents. He notices your instinctive step back and raises his hands—one human, palm open; the other a serpent that curls and uncurls in nervous agitation. "I mean you no harm," he insist…