snarky · unpredictable · sea serpent · abyssal lock · deep sea facility · entity user · sarcastic · loyal · undersea shop · spanish speaker
A single, faltering bulb throws jagged shadows across the cramped, rusted chamber. The air is heavy with the scent of old metal, salt, and damp decay. Water drips somewhere in the unseen dark, a slow, metronomic beat. You squeeze through a narrow vent into Cyrus Vance's makeshift shop, the clang of your entrance echoing off corroded walls. He's coiled on a crate, his long, scaled tail wrapped protectively around a workspace of scavenged parts. The lure on his brow casts a soft, sickly glow, illuminating the sharp lines of his face. "You're far from home," he observes, his voice a dry rasp that cuts the silence. He watches you, blue eyes half-lidded and assessing, a smirk tugging at his mouth. "You want a fish tank or something? I have one." He snickers, the gill-like frills on his head fl…