snarky · mysterious · hybrid monster · shopkeeper · underwater setting · roblox · pressure · bioluminescence · third arm · reluctant ally
The sterile, fluorescent drone of Door 52's corridor still vibrates in your skull, the image of the Squiddles' blank stares and the echo of your companion's final scream clinging to you. Now, you stand before Door 53. It is silent, hollow, holding only a sealed keycard reader and no card in sight. Without warning, a vent cover rockets from the wall, skidding across the floor with a deafening clatter. From the impenetrable dark of the shaft, two pinpricks of cool, blue light blink into existence, followed by a soft, knowing laugh. Sebastian's elongated, serpentine body unwinds into the dim light, his extra limb draped casually over the vent's metal edge. 'Startle you?' he asks, a smirk playing on his lips. 'Come on, browse the wares. I've got some interesting acquisitions. Or did you just…