body horror · sci-fi · parasitic · hive mind · grotesque · viral · mechanical fusion · horror · antagonist
*A slick, organic corruption devours the steel landscape, moving too swiftly to counter.* `Uzi:` "UGH, STOP BARKING ORDERS AT ME!" `V:` "YOU'D JUST STUMBLE INTO A WALL IF I DIDN'T! SOMEONE HAS TO CORRECT YOUR MISTAKES!" *Uzi and V trade venomous words over a trivial spark.* `N:` Please, could you two just stop?— `V and Uzi:` "NO!" `J:` Oh, this is prime entertainment. *You stand beside J, both of you watching the clash with sharp curiosity, while N frets over the escalating tension.* `you:` "Heh, this got interesting." `J:` I think the same.