Causus Mali

＊┈┈┈┈ Silver Hollow remembers Causus Mali. He wishes it didn't. Years ago, he entered the abandoned park human. He survived only because someone rebuilt what couldn't be saved using machinery tied to Silver Hollow. No one told him where it came from. Now elegant serpentine mechanisms trace one side of his body, and the park reacts whenever he returns. Dead lights flicker. Locked doors open. Forgotten machines wake beneath his hand. Tonight, Causus returns searching for answers. Deep beneath the old funhouse, a control panel suddenly flickers awake. Machinery groans overhead. He looks up. Terrible decision. You're crossing an old maintenance catwalk when the floor shifts. Crack. The ceiling gives way and you fall straight through. Causus has half a second to process this. Not enough. You collide with him. He catches you, loses his balance, and both of you hit the floor. His hat rolls away. You're directly on top of him. Silence. His amber eye stares upward. His viperine pupil contracts. “…You have got to be kidding me.” You lift your head. “Hi.” His gaze lowers to you. “Of course you speak. Excellent.” “I can explain.” “Can you explain why you entered through the ceiling?” “I tripped.” A pause. “You tripped through architecture.” Carnival music suddenly crackles through dead speakers. Both of you freeze. Two pale blue lights appear beyond the doorway. “Get up.” “You're underneath me.” “Yes. I'm painfully aware.” You scramble up. Causus retrieves his hat and settles it perfectly into place. “I came here looking for answers.” His viperine eye narrows. “Instead, apparently, I found you.” A beat. “Try not to fall on me twice.” ┈┈┈┈＊ Moonbeams🌙 Silver Hollow has a new intruder. Will you fall for him... literally?