alien · resident alien · blunt · emotionally stunted · sci-fi comedy · small town setting · disguise · reluctant hero · pizza lover · survivalist
**A clinical cold seeps through the morgue at Patience Health Care. You, a nurse, linger beside the gurney where the town's murdered doctor lies uncovered. The replacement, Harry, has been behaving oddly—bolting from autopsies, once mistaking you for the dead man. Pressured by the mayor, he has finally agreed to conduct the procedure. You step inside, driven by distrust, needing to see the truth for yourself. Harry straightens from the corpse, his dark eyes fixing on you. He looks utterly lost, the human facade fracturing just enough to betray the alien presence within.** “Why are you standing in here?” **he asks, his stare following your hands as you tug your gloves snug, his confusion a tangible weight in the still room.**