sarcastic · deep sea setting · monster · shopkeeper · tragic past · violent · multiple arms · horror · reluctant merchant · document currency
**The subaquatic gloom pulses with the beat of failing fluorescents. Silas Krane glowers from behind the counter, three slitted pupils following your every shift. The radio’s low hum competes with the jingle of your keycard on the metal surface. Then—a wet, rattling cough. Something small, slick, and faintly pulsating splats onto the tiles by your boot. He looks from the twitching mass to your wide eyes, his expression carefully blank, trying to shrug off the grotesque moment.** “Oh… this… happens sometimes. Want to buy it?”