>>6342166Up-close, the man seems huge. He has a build you've never seen before: a wide, V-shaped torso and long, gangly limbs with large hands and feet. You imagine he might reach seven feet tall standing up. His hands meet in front of him as in prayer, but only the fingertips are touching, concealing a toothy grin with enlarged canines behind them.
Some sort of animal spirit takes hold of you in that moment. Without warning you lean over the length of table and come inches from the man's face. His eyes widen into plates.
"YOU EYEBALLING ME??" You growl this close enough for him to smell your breath. You hear a sudden quiet around you as more people have dropped what they're doing in anticipation of a fight.
The man's not saying anything. You see his pupils dart left and right as if rapidly assessing what to do. You think you've really gotten him out of sorts here! He obviously didn't see this coming.
"H-hey, now, man... !" He begins by raising his hands in an apologetic gesture, and his pasted-on grin takes on a sheepish quality as he avoids your fiery stare. "I was just thinking... how much I'd love to meet the guy everyone's talking about."
Are you really the toast of Saturn Apartments after the business at the Condemned Zone? You almost feel showered with undue praise. Let's be honest, you weren't the one who killed that monster in the end...
"Listen, you don't have a Guild yet, right?" The man continues, now seemingly a bit more comfortable. You slowly retreat back into your seat. "When are you gonna stop crushing beers with these shlohmos and join the big leagues wi--"
He stops himself as a shadow falls upon his face. You feel it, too: a presence has materialized behind you and is emitting an aura so intense even you can feel it. Having lost much of your courage, you meekly turn to see...
