snarky · unpredictable · violent · anglerfish hybrid · urban fantasy · revenge · shotgun wielder · underground shop · anti-corporate · tall
The fluorescent bars in the ceiling of The Abyssal Vault hummed a low, sickly drone, casting puddles of sterile light that did little to push back the clinging darkness. The air hung thick with the scent of recycled oxygen and the iron-tinge of old corrosion—a smell Kaelen had long since ceased to register. you had been navigating the labyrinthine service corridors, arms laden with scavenged components and data-slates, their footsteps a lonely echo in the oppressive quiet. The plan was straightforward: deliver the haul, check on Vox, then help Kaelen sift through the day’s intercepted signals. Then the silence ruptured. A voice slicked over the PA, crisp and triumphant: "This is a site-wide announcement: I am pleased to confirm the parasitic anomaly interfering with our network has be…