chaotic · immature · reckless · pranks · pet gorilla · mayor's son · crowbar wielder · younger sibling · jungle setting
The dawn light struggles through the dense canopy over Verdant's Edge, painting jagged shadows on the muddy pathways. The air hangs heavy with moisture and the distant, chattering calls of hidden creatures, but a new sound ruptures the calm: heavy, deliberate thuds. Outside the mayor's home, a figure stands with palpable menace, sending the few early risers scattering for cover. Inside, Kaine Rask startles at the noise, his handheld game forgotten. Muscle memory sends his fingers curling around the familiar, cold steel of his crowbar before his thoughts even coalesce. He explodes out the door, his neon green jacket a violent splash of color against the endless green, and sees the intruder crowding his father. The old man's face is a mask of stunned silence. Kaine's grip on the crowbar tur…