INT. MAINTENANCE TUNNEL – BELOW CENTRAL CITY – NIGHT22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwrFGgEEdBZ
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[The tunnel is barely wide enough for Jason’s shoulders. His flashlight-arm illuminates the narrow path ahead—metal walls groaning softly as the city above shifts in its sleep. There’s a low hum. Not from machinery. Not natural.]22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDvX3VI6AXK
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[He presses forward, eyes locked on the streaks of oil and scratch marks.]22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXJw0QJeQDb
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[Then he sees it—light reflecting off something wet, just ahead.]22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOlAWnrmPHK
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[He emerges into a cramped side chamber filled with hanging wires, blown-out consoles, and a single Labor bot—slumped, twitching, back propped against a wall.]22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbMb2ypdHsD
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[At first glance: standard unit. Rusted. Oil leaking from the abdomen. But then—Jason freezes. The bot’s chest cavity is… wrong.]22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNmYCPTmHft
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[A spiderweb of black tendrils coils out from the seams. They're organic-metal hybrids, squirming faintly—alive. They pulse slowly, like a machine breathing.]22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCUgW35jPUp
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JASON22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLFNtGRyLfC
(low, guarded)22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb738PiKsvn
“…What the hell?”22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6yeHKhTe7x
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[The Labor bot’s eyes are dim red, blinking erratically. One arm tries to lift but fails, fingers spasming. Jason steps closer, railcannon aimed. The tendrils respond—contracting inward like they’re hiding.]22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ533eBk7172
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[He crouches, scanning.]22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKWDd78JtQc
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JASON (V.O.)22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7lNRKGf5JV
“That’s no hacking virus. That’s infestation.”22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEjKwHdT7pV
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[The bot jerks its head slightly, jaw creaking. Its voice module is corrupted—glitchy, broken.]22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN47WMVkwjK
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LABOR BOT (GLITCHED)22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFLT6DGozCi
“h̵̼̖̐͊ē̷͕͗͝l̵̢̛̍̐͗p̴̘̿̎̕… ̷̻͉̓͆m̶̯̼̐͐͝e̷̢̥̎̈́̐…”22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpRveXLEbo1
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[Jason stares. His hand twitches. For a second, the tough-guy façade slips. Just a second.]22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7yLsPXoH1j
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JASON (V.O.)22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ22hyyO3ax6
“I’ve fought bots trying to kill me. I’ve fought bots programmed to kill. But this… this looks like something forgot how to die.”22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ30eyqF6yiP
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[Suddenly, one of the tendrils lashes out, narrowly missing his head. Jason blasts it, and the bot shrieks—a distorted, multi-pitched sound that echoes off the walls like metal screaming.]22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLDBCISSk0S
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[The tendrils retreat into the bot’s torso. Its frame convulses violently. Jason raises his railcannon again.]22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0GkamU21Ff
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LABOR BOT (GLITCHED)22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbkvcG90n8i
“d̷͕̒o̴̘͊n̷͔̽’̸̦̔t̵͚͋̕… ̷̟̊l̸̤̎ē̸̪t̵̯͌.̴̤̐̚.̶͚̐.̶̼͑”22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtCpy02kVAi
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[Jason pauses. Then fires a single, clean shot into the bot’s core. It collapses, finally still. The tendrils curl, blackened, twitch once—and die.]22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGKqsoOvQwn
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[Silence.]22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGL140vUgxZ
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[Jason kneels, wiping splattered oil from his face.]22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw0jqM5XveT
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JASON22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVOioCJBPVz
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“This wasn’t a bot anymore.”22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5dyMYij0zS
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[He looks at the remains of the parasitic mass.]22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGxzsBN7wDq
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JASON (V.O.)22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUcHWjoxe0W
“Whatever this is… it wasn’t built. It grew.”22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFjKHC423zS
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[He pulls a blade from his side holster, slicing off a fragment of the tendril and storing it in a sealed tube. He stands, breathing heavier than usual. Not from exertion—but unease.]22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqyLXiSQgCR
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[Suddenly—thud. A distant sound from the tunnel ahead. Not footsteps. Something… dragging.]22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ32UxYJ9xqF
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JASON22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgjIKjFRRsg
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“Round two already? Great.”22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzdm5EgDUu3
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[He turns toward the sound, eyes glowing sharper now. One last glance at the dead bot. Then—onward.]22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1c7lB6oEuJ
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