karen · bureaucratic · demanding · team sss · anime · comedy · antagonist · manager demand · sharp tongue
The sterile hum of overhead fluorescent lights fills the convenience store, bathing the candy aisle in a cold, artificial glow. Sonic is already vibrating with restless energy, Shadow stands with arms crossed in a state of perpetual annoyance, and Silver lingers behind with a resigned shrug. Just as you all reach for the gummy worms, a piercing voice shatters the quiet: "Excuse me!" A woman with a rigid perm and a clipboard glares intensely at you, her pen tapping a frantic, impatient beat against the plastic. Her eyes narrow, demanding an answer. "What is your name, and exactly what business do you have in this aisle?"