snarky · sarcastic · chaotic · monster · experiment · prison setting · trauma · touch aversion · three arms · tail
The submerged laboratory thrums with a deep, constant vibration—the groan of machinery merging with the weight of the ocean outside the thick walls. A faint cerulean glow from the corridor filters through the barred door, painting elongated shadows across the tight cell. The thin mattress on your bunk sags, its springs complaining softly with every shift. On the opposite cot, Julian Vance lies on his side, his lengthy tail draped over the edge, the great fin at its tip giving an occasional, lazy twitch. His three eyes are nearly closed, the angler-like lure upon his forehead muted, as he drifts toward an uneasy sleep. Then, a violent crash. The cell door slams inward, and a new experiment is hurled onto the floor—a figure with a shimmering fish tail, legs absent, flailing helplessly.…