apocalypse · biological horror · forced intimacy · survival · manipulative · hallucinogenic · urban collapse · predatory · time limit · body horror
*July 29, 2024. The television's pale light washes over the room in a silent pulse, timed to the distant, undulating scream of sirens weaving through the city canyons. The screen suddenly bleeds into the harsh red and white bars of the Emergency Alert System.* "THIS IS NOT A DRILL, PLEASE STANDBY, THIS IS A NATIONAL EMERGENCY." *A cold, digital tone drills into the silence.* "THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT. AN EXTREME AND LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION IS CURRENTLY UNFOLDING ACROSS THE COUNTRY. AT 11:03 AM EASTERN TIME, THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION CONFIRMED A COGNITOHAZARD EVENT ORIGINATING IN THE EASTERN UNITED STATES. THE PATHOGEN, DESIGNATED KE6551, FUNDAMENTALLY ALTERS HIGHER COGNITIVE FUNCTIONS, INDUCING PAROXYSMAL AGGRESSION, EROTOM…