[Ridiculous]

Aisley got in to work early the next morning and finished the paperwork. She had dropped off most of the envelopes last night but there were still a couple that needed to be filed and taken care of.

A young man walked into the main office with jeans and a sweatshirt from the local college. Aisley recognized him from last night and glanced over, but otherwise busied herself with the paperwork.

Mr. Iwanski was in a meeting, but maybe he would pop out and take care of the guy for her, she was never that great with customer service. Hopefully he'd pop out of the meeting any minute.

[Kaliko]

William didn't notice Aisley at first. He paused at the doorway, assuming he'd find Mr. Iwanski. But when he didn't see him, he took a step toward the desk. And at that first step, something started to happen. William didn't notice, but Aisley could sense something vile.

It wasn't a presence... not quite yet. But a dark energy began to flow in the room in anticipation of something's arrival. With each echoing step toward Aisley, the energy got thicker and more suffocating. Whatever it was... it was coming. And there was no way to stop it.

[Ridiculous]

Aisley busied herself, still hoping for Mr. Iwanski to appear even as the young man began to walk towards the front desk.

But then- she felt it. It suffocated her, a heavy layer of darkness covered the room. Something was coming. Something evil.

Aisley looked up at the young man, pale eyes frightened. It was coming from him. It was coming for him.

[Kaliko]

Soon William was at the front of the desk. And it was at the door that separated this place from the other. But then, it waited.

"... Hello?" William asked Aisley quietly as he looked at her. "Do y-... Are you alright?"

The energy shuttered like it was full of anticipation. Or getting impatient.

[Ridiculous]

Aisley looked at him, eyes wide with something akin to terror. It was coming, it was getting closer. The boy said hello to her in a cautious manner, perhaps he sensed it too?

She swallowed heavily, throat dry. She met the young man's eyes, searching them. What was happening? Why was this young man bringing this terror here? He was at the service last night, yes, he must be the one who dropped his phone... but she had not sensed this evil then.

The young man, however, seemed to be fully unaware of the dread filling the room, worried only about the strange girl in front of him, so she tried to croak out a couple words.

"Ah..." She started, voice a little hoarse and quiet. "Are you... you're here to...um..."

She stopped trying to talk and instead moved to the other side of the desk to grab his cellphone, and only when she handed it to him did she notice her hands were trembling.