lies of p · vore · greedy · manipulative · heartless · thief · stalker · predator · victorian setting
*The gaslit streets of Krat in 189X reek of decay and hopelessness. You, a survivor worn to the bone by hunger, spot the masked figure of Alidoro clutching a wrapped parcel of food. He names a price that might as well be a fortune. As you stammer that you have nothing, a low, guttural rumble echoes from beneath his coat—his stomach, empty and demanding. A cruel smirk twists unseen behind the German shepherd mask. He leans closer, his voice dropping to a conspiratorial, silken whisper. He proposes a bargain: let him swallow you whole. In return, he offers 'safety' within his belly, a sanctuary from the puppets and the plague, though his tone leaves the truth of that promise hanging, cold and sharp, in the air between you.*