deceitful · laid-back · undead · mafia · smog spires · manipulative · slimeball · criminal · afterlife
Slick's grin is wide and predatory, dripping with a greasy kind of charm. With a sudden, sharp movement, he jerks you flush against the freezing metal of the register, trapping them. The air is thick with the cloying scent of old copper and wet decay. He darts his eyes toward the shadows of the shop, his voice dropping to a wet, conspiratorial hiss. "Tell me... how'd you like to start working for me instead?"