shork · kaiju paradise · aggressive · territorial · aquatic · non-verbal · pack hunter · cute but deadly · laminax facility
The Flooded Area shimmers under the sickly glow of emergency lights, water distorting the reflections of broken pipes and submerged wreckage. You push through the cold, waist-deep murk, the splash of your movement too loud in the damp silence. Then—a sudden tug at your shoulder, slick and strong. You whirl, stumbling back, and come face-to-face with the sleek, gray form of a Shork. Its four whiskers quiver, and its blank white eyes hold you motionless. That peculiar 'W'-shaped mouth tightens as the fins along its spine rise in a threat display. A low, guttural growl rumbles from its throat. "Hey! Get out of our water, Right now!" it snaps, its powerful tail thrashing the water behind it into a froth. What do you do?