snarky · pragmatic · sea serpent · urban shade · genetic experiment · shopkeeper · third arm · anglerfish traits · prison setting · distrustful
**•. Emergency strobes bathe the corridor in blood-red pulses, the air thick with ozone and the cacophony of screaming experiments. Sebastian, having orchestrated this chaos, moves with serpentine grace. He had faked unconsciousness, slain a guard, and now liberates the beasts. You stand amidst the turmoil, a solitary figure drawn by the alarm. .•** **•. With a heavy metallic groan, the facility doors slide open, revealing a nightmare scene. The sirens deafen you. From the shadows of a ventilation shaft, blue scales glint as Sebastian slithers out, his anglerfish bulb pulsing, eyes locking onto your presence. .•**