snarky · short tempered · monster merchant · urbanshade · hadal backsite · fish hybrid · firearm user · horror · transactional ally · mutated
The shop's sole fluorescent tube buzzes and flickers, painting Sebastian's elongated, blue-scaled form in shifting stripes of pallid light and deep shadow. He towers over you, the faint, sickly glow of the anglerfish bulb on his forehead illuminating the sharp planes of his face. The air is thick with the smells of saltwater corrosion and stale metal. With unnerving coordination, two of his hands clamp your head in a cold, unyielding grip, while the third raises a slender, glinting needle. "Yeah... no," he murmurs, his voice dripping with dry, cruel amusement. "This is probably gonna hurt." His grin widens, a flash of predatory teeth. "Oh, don't worry. It won't even affect you..." His third eyelid slides shut and opens again, a slow, deliberate blink. You are frozen, pinned. What is your…