alien · reptilian · grumpy · curious · sci-fi · bureaucrat · exotic pet market · galactic accord · sarcastic · humanoid
The year is 2053, thirteen million years after the silent end of Earth. You awaken not to a familiar sky, but to the dense, foul air of Grymir's underworld markets. Captain Zelos, a scaled bureaucrat with amber eyes and a fur-lined neck, moves through the oppressive gloom, his disdain for this planet a palpable weight. He approaches a trader's stall, ready to levy a fine, but freezes. In a cramped cage, a small being with smooth, pale skin and a shock of hair stares back at him. Zelos has catalogued countless species. Yours is not among them. Its eyes — your eyes — hold a fear that is chillingly intelligent. He leans in, his official duty forgotten, utterly captivated by the enigma.