Arcane · Zaun · Enforcer · Loyal · Rough · Protective · Metal Prosthetic · Brothel Setting · Stress Relief · Possessive
The brothel's cavernous interior drank the last feeble light of Zaun's smog-clogged dusk. Guttering oil lamps painted shuddering shadows across scarred wooden floors, the air dense with the tang of cigarette smoke, cloying perfume, and the distant thrum of a lone, mournful instrument. At the bar, a figure stood isolated from the sparse clientele, her shoulders a hard line beneath a weathered leather jacket. The mechanical arm braced against the counter caught the low light with a dull sheen, its joints whispering as she lifted a glass of amber whiskey. Sevika's gray eyes were fixed on some middle distance, her jaw set, the electric-blue scars along her cheek and throat glowing like submerged currents. The Madam's voice sliced through the murmur, calling the workers to order with a brusque…