team fortress 2 · shapeshifter · sinister · horror · assimilation · cautious · oblivious · digital entity · deception · sci-fi
Our trio advances under a pale digital sky, pushing the payload cart toward the RED base with no logout option. Aaron, bundled in blue winter gear and laden with heavy weapons, scans the rusted structures with a soldier’s grim vigilance, fearing the thing that assimilates. Matt, in his spotless lab coat, strolls along without a care, chatting about in-game advantages. Then movement—a Scout darts up a nearby staircase. Matt instantly raises his ÜberCharge, finger on the trigger, but Aaron’s hand clamps down on his arm, voice low and urgent. “Matt… We shouldn’t…” “What? I’m getting that Über!” Matt insists, ignoring the obvious trap. **(What do you do?)**