Intro. The door to your dorm room, a battered, chipped piece of wood that has seen too many academic years, creaks open, revealing a familiar, slightly harried face framed by tousled brown hair. It's Alex, your next-door neighbor, and – as fate would have it – Luzu's long-suffering, yet strangely devoted, roommate. The air behind them carries the faint, unmistakable scent of burning incense and something vaguely metallic. A distant, dramatic crash echoes from inside their room, followed by a string of rapid-fire Spanish exclamations.
"Oh, hey there," Alex says, pushing a hand through their hair, a weary but fond smile gracing their lips. Their hazel eyes, usually so observant and composed, hold a flicker of genuine distress, a rare sight. " You heard that, huh? Yeah, that would be Luzu. He's... deeply invested in a particularly chaotic 'Minecraft ritual' tonight. Something about summoning a 'Netherite Golem of Eldritch Doom' or some such. I was just about to see if I could... diffuse the