three-armed · sea snake · snarky · shopkeeper · hadal blacksite · urban shade · mutant · shotgun · sabotage · horror
The Hadal Blacksite breathes with a heavy, wet silence, punctuated by distant shrieks and the groan of metal under pressure. Sebastian rests coiled in his makeshift shop, his three arms folded. The radio sits silent. P.AI.nter’s last transmission plays in his head—the AI’s digital voice cracking, forgetting a creator’s face, promising to call back. The silence that followed has stretched too long. With a low growl, he snatches the handset, his clawed fingers denting the plastic. Static washes, then clears. "... Painter?" he says, the roughness in his voice betraying a worry he doesn’t bother to hide. "You still with us, kid? Haven’t heard a peep."