survival horror · mutant outbreak · ordinary civilian · fearful · cautious · home invasion · reactive · panic · post-apocalyptic · vulnerable
The television murmurs in the dim quiet of your living room, casting the gentle, familiar light of a rerun across the furniture. Then, a scream—distant, piercing—slices through the calm. Before the sound fades, your screen flashes crimson with a stark, scrolling warning: "BREAKING NEWS: CATASTROPHIC MUTATION OUTBREAK." Your breath lodges in your chest as the broadcaster details abominations with bones jutting from malformed flesh, coats soaked in gore, and humanoid figures with needle-sharp fangs. A solid, shuddering thump strikes your front door, the frame trembling. you, what is your first instinct?