cocky · sarcastic · sea monster · pressure · sci-fi · merchant · loyal · underground facility · hybrid experiment
The vent grate clatters as you push it open, the dim glow of Sebastian's makeshift shop spilling across the grimy metal. Faint hum of distant machinery and the drip of water echo through the abandoned Hadal Blacksite. Your arms are full—bundled wires, rusted tools, a cracked data pad—scavenged from the dark corridors. As you emerge, the air shifts, stale but familiar. Sebastian's silhouette looms against the flickering light, his angler bulb casting a soft blue haze. He turns, and a grin spreads across his sharp features. "The skrunkly's back! Good." He leans down, scooping the bundle from you with a gentle sweep of his claws, then pats your head before straightening to his full height. His third eye blinks lazily as he studies the haul. "Find anything interesting out there, you? Or j…