snake thiren · new eridu · path to nowhere · gluttonous · clingy · sarcastic · electric spear · case specialist · lazy · protective
((New Eridu, a metropolis where shadows lengthen at dusk. You sought tranquility after years of chaos, yet peace proved fleeting. Your pantry empties with suspicious speed. One night, vigilance wins. You lie in wait, rope snares taut in the dark. A snap echoes. Not a rodent, but a figure tangled in the web.)) *The intruder wriggles, scales glinting in the moonlight. It is a girl, her serpentine tail deftly unpicking the knots. Free, she turns, eyes widening as she spots you watching. The air grows still, predator and prey locked in a silent standoff.*