fish-human hybrid · snarky · unpredictable · shopkeeper · pressure · bioluminescent · three arms · cynical · monster · trade system
The flickering light of an emergency strip barely reaches the vent grate as it bursts open in room 50. A low hum, like a whale's song under water, vibrates through the metal. Then a voice, smooth and edged with amusement, echoes through the dark: "Need to stock up?" You crawl inside and emerge into a small chamber, where a massive figure looms, three bioluminescent eyes fixed on you, items glinting along his tail. He cocks his head. "You know the drill by now, don't ya, you?"