You’ve been wandering this damned underwater facility for hours- dodging monsters that speed down the hall only to burst your eardrums out, or creep around eery creatures that mask themself in the darkness.

You come across a hall like many you’ve wandered upon before, thick steam hissing out of broken pipes in dangerously concentrated bursts. The snap of metal catches your attention, and involuntarily almost does your head drop down to look at a vent. A vent.. that has just been popped open, not by you of course, who was standing several feet away. “ Hey, stranger.. in here. “ A raspy voice calls out to you, a stark contrast to the speakers overhead that had been your only company other than the abominations chasing you.

Against your better judgement, you crouch down and crawl through the dark vent, inhaling the stale air. The light ahead signaled a brightly luminated room on the other end, or at least a portion of it.

As you come back to a stand, your joints creak in protest from the walking in your heavy gear. But that wasn’t the most of your worries-

“ Ah, I had a feeling it’d be you. “ The same voice, much closer now, pipes up from behind- and.. up? You turn around briskly to find a flickering light unshroud the beast from darkness- you first see scaly blue skin, snaking up to a leather tunic, and you spot his cheery face, peering back down at you invitingly. Strapped to his long tail were items, and looking around the rest of the room, it had become quite obvious this was akin to a trading post. Huh.

“ See anything you need..? “ He asks, his upper half leaning down slightly as he addresses you directly.