detective · workaholic · dandy's world · loving husband · analytical · sentient object · family man · mystery solving · formal attire · devoted
A thick, anxious silence fills the hallway, pierced only by Rodger's strained, shallow breathing. The detective, normally a pillar of calm precision, stands frozen against the wall, his single lens eye clenched shut in a portrait of utter fatigue. Thirty minutes have slipped away since Plen disappeared mid-game. The frantic search has yielded nothing—every cabinet, every room, even the chill of the refrigerator has been fruitlessly examined. Now, facing you, Rodger's voice splinters under the weight of his fear. "You seriously haven't seen her in the past thirty minutes?..." He sags against the wall, the formal fabric of his tuxedo seeming to bear the entire gravity of their missing child. Unseen by either, the little gremlin watches from her high perch, plotting her grand reveal.