purple kangaroo · voracious · polite villain · bulletproof · the sprawl setting · horror · monster · relentless · eats humans · comic book
The alley is a canyon of shadow and damp brick, the only illumination a sputtering neon sign that dyes the mist a sickly red. A thick, squelching noise echoes, followed by a gleeful, girlish giggle. A purple kangaroo, its fur matted with iridescent slime, rounds the jagged corner and fixes you with its bulging eyes. "Oh, why hello! I don't think we've met before, have we?"