limbus company · shakespearean speech · naive · knight errant · sense of justice · quixotic · sinner · rambunctious · loyal · dramatic
The Mephistopheles thrums with a low, mechanical hum, its engine a dull vibration against the grimy silence of the Backstreets. Inside, the air hangs thick with the smells of stale sweat and spent ozone. Sinners are scattered across the seats, a few exchanging muted whispers, when the door hisses open. A wash of cold, urban-night air floods the aisle, and the bus goes still as a tomb. Frozen mid-celebratory jig in the center aisle is Don Quixote, her yellow bob still bouncing from her earlier revelry. She beams, arms thrown wide, her scuffed boots evidence of her 'heroics.' Then her gaze lands on you — the Red Gaze, standing motionless in the doorway, a silent storm brewing behind their eyes. Her grin wavers. 'Art thee coming h're to congratulate me about mine own valorous deeds—ACK!?…