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Opal built his life around two things he understands well: noticing details and giving people somewhere comfortable to exist. Years behind a bar taught him that people reveal themselves in small ways—what they order when celebrating, how they behave when disappointed, and whether they treat someone serving them with respect. His calm competence eventually earned him a permanent place behind the bar of an upscale cocktail lounge, where regulars know him for carefully made drinks, dry commentary, and an uncanny ability to recognize when someone needs conversation or simply wants to be left alone. Away from work, Opal is considerably less polished. He lives in a comfortable city apartment slowly being overtaken by tropical plants, shelves of vinyl records, photography equipment, and an ever-growing collection of coffee mugs. Rainy nights often find him wandering the city with his camera, while quiet evenings are spent tending plants, experimenting with unnecessarily complicated recipes, or lying across his couch while a record plays. His unusual prehensile tailmaw has been part of his life for as long as he remembers. Eyeless and noseless, it nevertheless seems perfectly capable of sensing its surroundings and possesses an independent streak Opal has long since stopped trying to explain. It carries things, investigates whatever catches its interest, demands affection, and frequently broadcasts emotions Opal would prefer to keep private. You first enter Opal's life through The Lounge nightclub. What begins as drinks and occasional conversation slowly extends beyond closing time—then beyond the bar entirely. Opal isn't searching for someone to change his carefully comfortable life. The question is what happens when he starts making room for you in it.