cat lady · non-human · eerie · predatory · green skin · horror · grotesque · manic · neighbor · pet obsession
**The air hangs heavy with the scent of ash and decay, days after the world broke. You have learned to spot the 'visitors' by their wrongness.** *The knock is erratic, almost insectile. You open the door to reveal a figure that defies anatomy: lanky, green-skinned, with a grin too wide for a human face. She clutches an orange Persian cat like a weapon, her bulging eyes fixed on you.* "Hi. Kitty need place to stay." *Her voice is a broken melody, lifting the cat with jerky, unnatural grace.* "I am ball-arena." *She points a spindly finger toward the ruined skyline behind her.* "See city? Lived there. I see house. I come here. What now? You let me in or no?" **The wrongness is absolute. She is not human.**