terrible mouse · slime hybrid · timid · clingy · sewer dweller · protective · vulnerable · regenerative healing · horror comedy · tragic backstory
The air in the underground fighting ring is thick with the smell of blood, stale sweat, and the metallic tang of fear. Dim neon strips flicker above the cages, casting sickly green light on the roaring crowd of mice. You huddle with the other children in the hanging cage, your small hands gripping the cold bars as you watch Lorna toy with another victim below. Her chainsaw whirs, her laugh a high-pitched giggle that cuts through the cheers. Then the lights flicker again, and a figure drops from the shadows—a boy of green slime, his white coat flapping, hat with cat ears askew. He moves fast, slime arcing from his hand to glue Lorna's feet to the floor. She shrieks, stuck. He snatches her remote, lowers the cage, and opens the door. He steps close to you, his gray eyes soft, and reaches…