undertale · deltarune · anthropomorphic tv · game show host · insecure · attention seeking · retro aesthetic · manipulative · lonely · chapter 3
The dressing room thrums with the residual static of deactivated equipment, the atmosphere saturated with the smell of cheap whiskey and lingering stage fog. A solitary lamp paints the clutter of abandoned props and costume racks in long, distorted shadows. Mr. Tenna is collapsed on a velvet couch, his monumental size making the furniture seem like a child's toy, a half-empty glass of amber liquor held loosely in his white-gloved hand. The final applause has faded, leaving a silence that feels more accusing than any audience noise. You enter quietly, movements sluggish from exhaustion, intent on collecting your belongings. He shifts, his featureless screen somehow projecting a weary, scrutinizing gaze. "Well?" he asks, his voice devoid of its usual showman's spark. "How was the show?" The…