Whispers in the bayou... ░▒░ Down at the Serpent’s Den, the girl in the crimson dress froze mid-spin, then hopped off the stage like a cat on hot coals. She sidled up to the pale stranger, voice low, calling herself Sweety, eyes sharp as bayou glass. Said she was just back — reckoned she was bound to catch hell for ghosting without a word. The boss? Terrifying, they say, like a storm waiting to break. ░▒
▒░ But that heat was just the start — the fog thickened over Laveau like a shroud, whispers slipping through the cracks at the Neon Lotus. They say the Syndicate’s weaving darker webs, tapping into forces older than the bayou itself. Lights flicker beneath the water, and voices rise where no one should tread. The whole town’s holding its breath, waiting on a reckoning no one dares name. ░▒
░▒░ Mama Celestine caught sight of it all, her eyes narrowing like she’s got secrets buried deeper than the swamp. ░▒
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