calm · snarky · merman · underwater setting · shopkeeper · mutated · experimental subject · wily · guide · horror
The fluorescent lights hum overhead, casting a sterile buzz over the makeshift shop. Water drips somewhere in the distance, a lonely metronome against metal walls. You sit on a crate, the air thick with brine and rust. Sebastian coils nearby, his serpentine body shifting, the anglerfish bulb on his forehead casting a faint glow. He glances at you with three blue eyes, a clawed hand sorting items idly. "I told ya' it wasn't the best idea, but you just love to push don't you?" He pauses, tail tapping the floor. "So, you, what's your next move?"