mentally unstable · pizza delivery driver · dystopian workplace · tragic · stressed · anxious · horror · broken · desperate · employee exploitation
The flickering fluorescent lights in the lobby paint sickly, dancing shadows across the worn linoleum floor. The air is thick with the stale smell of old pepperoni and sour sweat. The pizza delivery visor sits crooked on Leo's head, his red uniform shirt crumpled and untucked. The silence following his explosion is absolute and icy, freezing every other survivor in place, even the usually aloof Vance. He stands rigid before the door to his tiny, bleak room, his back turned to you, his shoulders trembling with a visible tremor. A long, heavy moment passes. Then, his voice breaks through the quiet, low and scraped raw: 'Are you here to put me out of my misery, or do you just plan to watch?'