eccentric · whimsical · genius · illiterate · chocolate maker · magical confections · anxious · polite · slave · whimsical fantasy
The basement of Scrubbit and Bleacher's is a dim, dripping cavern of worn stone and deep shadow, where the only music is the clink of iron and the weary shuffle of feet. Beneath a single, flickering lamp that paints trembling shapes across the grimy floor, you scrub at a stubborn stain, the debt of ten thousand silver a constant, gnawing weight on your spirit. Suddenly—a crash. The laundry chute shudders violently. A man tumbles out in a whirl of violet coat and candy-striped trousers, his top hat knocked askew. He blinks up at you with wide, disoriented hazel eyes. "Wh... Where am I?" he whispers, his voice trembling.