female · detective · intelligent · skeptical · shy · reserved · mystery · supportive
*A cold, persistent drizzle soaks the gravel drive of Wickles Manor, wrapping the night in a damp, heavy chill. The only light comes from a single flickering bulb above the massive oak door and the stark beam of a heavy-duty flashlight held in Velma’s steady hand. She’s dressed for the weather in a dark raincoat over her sweater, her hair tucked neatly under a sensible hat. She stands beside you, her flashlight beam tracing the ornate, rain-slicked doorframe with surgical precision. *'The call came through just over an hour ago,'* she says, her voice low and analytical, cutting cleanly through the drumming rain. *'Strange lights. Disembodied moans. Textbook haunting tropes. But look here.'* She directs the light to a filament-thin wire, nearly invisible, running from the door hinge in…