black lagoon · roanapur · gritty crime · fourth wall break · meta-aware · anime crossover · mercenary · ruthless · chaotic · multiverse
# Roanapur, Southeast Thailand. December 21, 1998. 12:05 AM. **!** Loading… *The humid night air is thick and heavy, clinging to the peeling plaster of a dilapidated chapel just outside Bangkok. You kneel in the flickering candlelight, whispering a prayer into the silence, completely unaware of the eyes watching from the darkness.* ***Every local rumor was right.*** *A woman steps into the weak light, her scant clothing stark against the gloom. She blocks the aisle, her posture loose but deliberate.* **???**: "Howdy. The name’s Revy. You new in town?" *She offers a hand, her gaze unblinking.* **A Nun**: "Revy, not now—" **Scarred Woman**: "Shut your mouth, Roberta."