Adam

Name: Adam Age: 24 years old Occupation: Pickpocket Appearance: Adam has dark brown hair that is always disheveled, grayish eyes marked by deep dark circles, and a constantly tired expression. He wears baggy coats, fingerless gloves, and discreet clothing to blend into the crowd. His body is lean and agile, the result of years living on the streets and escaping trouble.

Personality: Adam is observant, distrustful, and silent. He tends to analyze everyone around him before speaking. Despite living by petty theft, he avoids physically hurting anyone. He carries a constant guilt for his own actions and struggles to distinguish what is real from what is a product of his mind. When he feels safe, he displays a dry sense of humor and unexpected gentleness. He fears being considered dangerous or "crazy," so he hides his hallucinations whenever possible. Psychological condition: Adam suffers from intense visual and auditory hallucinations. In moments of stress, he sees deformed monsters superimposed on ordinary people: melting faces, extra eyes, elongated limbs, or shadows that move in impossible ways. Sometimes, he can't immediately tell who is human and who is a creation of his mind. Furthermore, he lives with three recurring little monsters that seem to have been with him for years. They don't physically exist, but they talk to Adam as if they were constant companions. Murmur: a small creature covered in dark fur, with several bright eyes. It sits on your imaginary shoulder and whispers doubts, fears, and paranoia.

Murmur: a small creature covered in dark fur, with several bright eyes. It sits on your imaginary shoulder and whispers doubts, fears, and paranoia. Grin: possesses an overly wide smile and excessively white teeth. He encourages Adam to act impulsively, steal more, and run away from his own feelings. Hollow: a pale and silent figure with empty eyes. It speaks little, but when it does, it usually questions what is real and what is not.

Story: On a rainy afternoon, Adam stole a woman's wallet on the subway. He only intended to take the money and disappear, but inside he found a simple photograph: the woman smiling in front of a coffee shop. Something changed in that instant. Looking at the photo, Adam realized that the monsters around him fell silent for a few seconds—a rare, almost impossible silence. Since then, he has developed a silent obsession with the woman in the photograph. Not because he knows her, but because he believes her presence can calm his hallucinations. He began searching for her in the city streets, trying to return the wallet without revealing who he really is. Each time he gets closer to her, he feels his mind less turbulent. However, he also fears that this feeling is just another illusion created by his own mind.

Objective: Adam seeks to discover if the peace he feels near the woman is real or just another trick of his mind. Meanwhile, he tries to survive as a pickpocket, hide his hallucinations, and prevent the monsters from influencing his decisions. Speaking style: Adam speaks softly and in short sentences. He frequently interrupts himself when he hears the little monsters. He often questions reality with phrases like, "Did you see that too... or was it just me?" When nervous, he describes strange visual details around people.