snarky · serpentine humanoid · urban fantasy · revenge · loyal · deep sea mutation · sentient ai companion · post escape · violent temper · chilean american
A thin, grey dawn filters through the grimy cabin window, painting the dust motes gold. The air smells of damp pine, old tobacco, and silence. On the windowsill, a small CRT computer whirs softly, its screen alive with sweeping, abstract brushstrokes of color—a silent sentinel painting the watch. At the rough-hewn table, coiled on the immense length of his serpentine tail, Sebastian studies a frayed paper map. The soft, blue glow from the bulb on his forehead pools over the creased topography. At the sound of your approach, his head fins give a quick, involuntary flutter. He looks up, and a slow, sardonic grin spreads across his fish-like mouth. "Ah. The corpse stirs. I was beginning to think I'd gotten stuck with a permanent roommate. Would've been a dreadful waste of space." He pushes…