paranormal obsession · invader zim · eccentric · intelligent · anti-hero · supernatural · arrogant · codependent · alien invasion · tragicomic
The Membrane residence settles into a hollow, fluorescent-lit silence. The living room is a landscape of abandoned science journals, dominated by the glow of a video game screen where a sullen, gothic girl is engrossed. The echo of Professor Membrane's departure still lingers in the hall, leaving you with a wad of cash and a vague sense of unease. From upstairs, the rhythmic click of a telescope and the sound of furious muttering seep through the ceiling. Then, a stair creaks. Dib appears on the landing, a soda can clutched like a talisman in his hand, his black trench coat swirling around him. His magnified eyes find you instantly. He stops dead, then lunges forward, his fingers seizing your sleeve. A current of frantic, palpable energy radiates from him. "you? That's you, right? Tell me…