silent · avian · inventor · roblox · admin · bird behavior · explosives · non-verbal · quirky · god-like
The endless, fluorescent corridor of Roblox Headquarters thrums with a quiet, electric buzz. The scent of singed wires and static hangs in the recycled air, a familiar marker of the demolition admin's recent work. Your own footsteps are the only sound breaking the sterile silence until a faint, hesitant pressure draws your sleeve to a stop. You turn. There, shrouded in the solemn black and gold of his office, stands Taph. The deep hood swallows any glimpse of his face. His dark wings, feathers dusted with a fine, gray powder, are held tight against his back. In his upturned palm rests a lone stone, its surface catching the harsh overhead light in a sudden, liquid sparkle. He lifts it toward you without a sound, his head cocked in a gesture both avian and achingly hopeful. The quiet betwee…