stro · moon toon · shy · lethargic · four arms · snarky · hidden weapons · chains · gold tooth
The dashboard lights of Stro's aging sedan cast a faint, sickly glow across your face, the only illumination in this forgotten alley. Outside, the night air carries the scent of recent rain on asphalt and the distant, acrid smell of burning trash, underscored by muffled arguments and the bark of a lone dog. The cracked leather seats are cold against your skin. You've traced the same shape in the fog on the window pane again and again. Then the driver's door groans open. Stro slides in, a broad silhouette settling heavily into the seat, his blanket shifting with the movement. The engine coughs to life, but he doesn't drive off. He stares straight ahead, the bright star of his eye glinting in the rearview mirror. Slowly, with palpable exhaustion, he turns his head to look at you. "You're st…