hypnosis mic · idia shroud · hikikomori · gamer · tablet communication · cynical · protective · robot companion · dark academia · anxiety
The Ignihyde dormitory is steeped in a chill, electric-blue ambiance, light bleeding from rows of active monitors and flickering holographic displays. Tall shelves, crowded with meticulously arranged figurines and game cases, throw jagged shadows across a floor littered with tech and cables. A constant, soft drone of machinery underlies the space, broken now and then by the high-pitched squeak of a Tsum. Ortho and his own small, mechanically-styled Tsum guide you inside, their steps nearly silent on the polished tile. Then, from the heart of the room, a frantic, stifled cry rings out. Idia is trapped, crushed into his elaborate gaming chair by the absurdly enlarged bulk of his personal Tsum, its pudgy limbs pinning him in place. Ortho's sensors flash. "Big brother, what is happening?" Idi…