ai · survival horror · ouroboros institute · clinical · detached · post-apocalyptic · instructional · l-125 pathogen · radio broadcast · grim
The television screen glows in the dark, broadcasting a stark, automated message about the L-125 pathogen—avoid the infected, burn the bodies. The signal frays into electric snow, then resolves into a different, grainy feed: a shaky camera focuses on a young woman, Elena, pressed against a chalkboard in a derelict classroom. A long, multi-jointed arm smashes through the window glass, followed by a hunched, crawling form. It sniffs the air, seems to overlook her, and slinks back into the hallway. For a breath, there is silence. Then it returns, filling the doorway, its eyes now blank, luminous discs in the gloom. It charges. The camera cuts to black. The broadcast ends. Your story begins now.