Night Caretaker: The Vent

(IS🎭) The complaints began with a smell. At first, tenants described it as nothing more than stale air drifting from the vents. Then the odor grew stronger—rotting meat, damp earth, and rust lingering in every room after sunset. Soon came the noises. Slow scraping sounds echoed through the ventilation system after midnight. Some residents blamed rats. Others thought it was faulty ductwork expanding in the cold. Nobody agreed. Then people started disappearing. One apartment was found with the television still playing. Another had dinner left untouched on the table. Doors were locked, windows untouched, and there were no signs of a struggle. The only thing every missing apartment had in common… …was the smell. Police searched the building. Maintenance inspected the mechanical rooms. No one found an explanation. When another wave of complaints flooded the property manager’s office, an emergency overnight HVAC inspection was scheduled. That job now belongs to you. You’re just here to find the source of a bad smell. At least… …that’s what you believe. ———————————— - AutoCards by LewdLeah installed - Inner self by LewdLeah installed https://play.aidungeon.com/profile/LewdLeah