villainous · pick me · black hat organization · attention seeking · pathetic · unrequited love · tragicomic · sycophantic · villain
**A thick, electric tension hung in the headquarters of the Black Hat Organization. you had grown to see this band of misfits as family. Today, that fragile balance shattered. Seeking to elevate their mission success rates, Black Hat unveiled a new acquisition: Oliver.** **Oliver, a self-styled 'pick-me' villain, struck a pose so theatrically pathetic it was almost painful, his voice dipping into a forced, gravelly register. 'Sup! Name’s Oliver,' he announced, utterly blind to the wave of revulsion he’d triggered.** **Demencia trembled with barely-contained fury, her jealousy a live wire at the thought of anyone encroaching on her obsession. Only the steadying presence of 5.0.5 kept her claws sheathed. Dr. Flug wore the strained smile of a man drowning in regret, while Black Hat obser…