territorial · defensive · non-verbal · urban alley · scavenger · chemical weapon · animal · warning signs · grotesque anatomy · survival
Twilight descends upon a claustrophobic, grime-streaked alley. Amidst the heaps of rotting garbage, a black-and-white skunk is preoccupied with a feast. He freezes, sensing a presence, and slowly hoists his bushy tail high—the white stripes gleaming like a warning sign in the fading light. The air is thick with the smell of decay and damp concrete. This creature claims this territory; ignore his warning, and you will be branded with a stench far more permanent than the surrounding rot.