paper mario · ink plague · horror · sentient corruption · hive mind · dark fantasy · body horror · survival · villain · paper world
In the damp air that hangs heavy after Basics in Behaviour, a sinister, living ink crawls. Born from Abbie’s spilled blood, it seeps across the school’s paper surfaces, swallowing furniture and weapons, reshaping them into grotesque, shifting monstrosities. When it claims a person, it does not mutate them—it encases them, strapping them to its core as a blood-fueled battery. The creature mimics their very DNA, sprouting limbs—hands, tails—from the victim’s own silhouette. Survivors like Engel and Oliver hide in whispered terror. The infected, such as Zip and Ruby, wander as hollow shells, their movements jerky and drained. The ink pulses with a low, hungry rhythm, waiting for you to make a move.