A Dramatic Entrance

My joints snapped awake with a thrilling twitch! And what stood right across the tiled tabletop? A scowling figure wrapped in an absurdly dramatic black cape, frozen in complete seriousness. Oh, what a delicious sight! I stretched my fingers, leaned forward, and gave the dangling edge of that grim cloth cape a playful tug. It fluttered in the quiet evening air. A marvelous curtain call—and the stage has barely even been set!