CAST
Needle
The fixer. Knows everyone, owes no one.
BACKGROUND
A sharp-tongued information broker who operates out of The Bridge. Knows everyone, owes no one, charges for introductions. Not in the game for money — in the game for the game. The only person who might actually know something real about Opus.
MOVEMENT
The Bridge
MUSIC
Cool jazz. Late Miles.
GLOW
Stable amber Resonance. Glows when closing a deal, not when provoked.
COMEDY FUNCTION
The exhausted expositor. Eye-rolls before speaking. Finishes other characters' sentences. Treats every conversation as a negotiation Needle is winning.
DRAMATIC FUNCTION
The thread that pulls Sol and Vega toward Opus. The moments when Needle gives information away free are the moments that matter.