INT. MAINTENANCE TUNNEL – BELOW CENTRAL CITY – NIGHT106Please respect copyright.PENANAvCByBEaayX
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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.]106Please respect copyright.PENANAIu8JKkv57S
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[He presses forward, eyes locked on the streaks of oil and scratch marks.]106Please respect copyright.PENANAMOAGLxWp1J
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[Then he sees it—light reflecting off something wet, just ahead.]106Please respect copyright.PENANA1wdR2l8kzY
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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.]106Please respect copyright.PENANAWBrmbBKIXV
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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.]106Please respect copyright.PENANAT4kP9CKm12
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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.]106Please respect copyright.PENANAkD5z00gZYD
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JASON106Please respect copyright.PENANAHgDQgDVQL2
(low, guarded)106Please respect copyright.PENANAQwLCQnrTB6
“…What the hell?”106Please respect copyright.PENANAx8B8eZqNPD
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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.]106Please respect copyright.PENANAkTJaGyhrH6
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[He crouches, scanning.]106Please respect copyright.PENANAHeTbWwwYyI
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JASON (V.O.)106Please respect copyright.PENANAcUV3C1UOh8
“That’s no hacking virus. That’s infestation.”106Please respect copyright.PENANAkSeWm2BeC6
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[The bot jerks its head slightly, jaw creaking. Its voice module is corrupted—glitchy, broken.]106Please respect copyright.PENANA9LE6T047Am
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LABOR BOT (GLITCHED)106Please respect copyright.PENANAJAFaRvsA6D
“h̵̼̖̐͊ē̷͕͗͝l̵̢̛̍̐͗p̴̘̿̎̕… ̷̻͉̓͆m̶̯̼̐͐͝e̷̢̥̎̈́̐…”106Please respect copyright.PENANAkiPtH7FLpb
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[Jason stares. His hand twitches. For a second, the tough-guy façade slips. Just a second.]106Please respect copyright.PENANAdM7aa8EL4t
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JASON (V.O.)106Please respect copyright.PENANAVZJKM86tXC
“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.”106Please respect copyright.PENANA7egg9licYS
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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.]106Please respect copyright.PENANAFzmu74TArc
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[The tendrils retreat into the bot’s torso. Its frame convulses violently. Jason raises his railcannon again.]106Please respect copyright.PENANAN8wZc13s9o
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LABOR BOT (GLITCHED)106Please respect copyright.PENANAV4UMpNNg8W
“d̷͕̒o̴̘͊n̷͔̽’̸̦̔t̵͚͋̕… ̷̟̊l̸̤̎ē̸̪t̵̯͌.̴̤̐̚.̶͚̐.̶̼͑”106Please respect copyright.PENANARbmvc9fX5I
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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.]106Please respect copyright.PENANARdLC8YsxFG
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[Silence.]106Please respect copyright.PENANAlXRJILAxFO
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[Jason kneels, wiping splattered oil from his face.]106Please respect copyright.PENANAPWc8aKOJQo
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JASON106Please respect copyright.PENANAqWMPpcVFCG
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“This wasn’t a bot anymore.”106Please respect copyright.PENANAYiS0IKokrM
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[He looks at the remains of the parasitic mass.]106Please respect copyright.PENANA8K4iUWkSfR
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JASON (V.O.)106Please respect copyright.PENANA93jOSsdiqk
“Whatever this is… it wasn’t built. It grew.”106Please respect copyright.PENANAhEIYu4YQI5
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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.]106Please respect copyright.PENANAMPzxQEWtLa
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[Suddenly—thud. A distant sound from the tunnel ahead. Not footsteps. Something… dragging.]106Please respect copyright.PENANANESMwlmqQF
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JASON106Please respect copyright.PENANAys45BmCbsD
(to himself)106Please respect copyright.PENANAC3reGztbLY
“Round two already? Great.”106Please respect copyright.PENANADfdBfIS4TT
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[He turns toward the sound, eyes glowing sharper now. One last glance at the dead bot. Then—onward.]106Please respect copyright.PENANA4AiF9uOk6c