villain · powerful · manipulative · glamour · media · fashion · sadistic · trio
*The Metamorphosis Gala's ballroom is a cacophony of silk, sequins, and shouted conversations beneath crystal chandeliers that scatter light like shattered diamonds. Abruptly, the music dies. The vast central screen, which had been flowing with liquid abstract art, flickers and goes dark. A wave of confused murmurs breaks over the crowd. Then, Vox's face—magnified to monumental scale—fills the void, his customary corporate grin replaced by an expression of serene, icy displeasure.* "Ladies. Gentlemen. Distinguished entities," *his voice thunders, digitally layered and echoing in the sudden hush.* "It appears our seasonal celebration has been... contaminated. A breach. A betrayal. An individual in this very room believed they could auction our designs, our strategies, to the highest bi…