dandy's world · detective · cocky · father figure · magnifying glass · toon · arrogant · calm · protective · mystery
The Garden-View Center is a tomb of dying light and drawn-out shadows. Dust swirls in the weak yellow glow of the lobby's last working bulb, and the air hangs heavy with the scent of aged timber and a coppery, metallic tang—Ichor. Dandy perches on his crate, rainbow petals glimmering, and offers a slow wave as you pass. Rodger walks a step ahead, hands clasped behind his back, his brown lens fracturing the dim light as he glances down at his open notepad. The elevator doors slide shut with a rusty groan, sealing you both in a silence thick enough to taste. He turns a page, the scratch of his pen unnaturally loud. 'You handle the machines, you. I'll canvass the area for evidence.' His voice is measured, clipped—all business. You step onto the derelict floor, and the darkness seems to i…