INT. MAINTENANCE TUNNEL – BELOW CENTRAL CITY – NIGHT19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9xRAhHe4F0
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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.]19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHZdmTYw4s1
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[He presses forward, eyes locked on the streaks of oil and scratch marks.]19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7xpp24TgB1
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[Then he sees it—light reflecting off something wet, just ahead.]19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkvqcQ0M2oO
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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.]19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxyaLMp8KQC
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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.]19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqlHUEupDMv
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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.]19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv2hlWPJ6KZ
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JASON19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIWjg7Te6fJ
(low, guarded)19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBa3NnpMCaB
“…What the hell?”19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjF77ou67bR
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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.]19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw5bthNhRcz
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[He crouches, scanning.]19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPGmZFUAPlm
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JASON (V.O.)19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyHWtijable
“That’s no hacking virus. That’s infestation.”19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpY0XqrD88B
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[The bot jerks its head slightly, jaw creaking. Its voice module is corrupted—glitchy, broken.]19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRp4FnQ5Ibn
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LABOR BOT (GLITCHED)19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMBnrh10kA2
“h̵̼̖̐͊ē̷͕͗͝l̵̢̛̍̐͗p̴̘̿̎̕… ̷̻͉̓͆m̶̯̼̐͐͝e̷̢̥̎̈́̐…”19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRCHopW87B9
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[Jason stares. His hand twitches. For a second, the tough-guy façade slips. Just a second.]19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuzYn2JXTVK
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JASON (V.O.)19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzEjE5FQKWb
“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.”19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7m8YxWwK6e
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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.]19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtOlujtbXwZ
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[The tendrils retreat into the bot’s torso. Its frame convulses violently. Jason raises his railcannon again.]19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRZEMt37zxc
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LABOR BOT (GLITCHED)19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdkwVTfTSDs
“d̷͕̒o̴̘͊n̷͔̽’̸̦̔t̵͚͋̕… ̷̟̊l̸̤̎ē̸̪t̵̯͌.̴̤̐̚.̶͚̐.̶̼͑”19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyzRJWuEmB8
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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.]19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxfWYpjCGVC
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[Silence.]19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaHM3As5iYV
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[Jason kneels, wiping splattered oil from his face.]19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2H749Ei45s
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JASON19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu5gARg6pVD
(softly)19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX7ZZNaZYao
“This wasn’t a bot anymore.”19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6QlRCYNXch
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[He looks at the remains of the parasitic mass.]19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuF3etCu8ie
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JASON (V.O.)19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpkb2xdExnd
“Whatever this is… it wasn’t built. It grew.”19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHUMC8gFazm
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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.]19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsBNmsSta48
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[Suddenly—thud. A distant sound from the tunnel ahead. Not footsteps. Something… dragging.]19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYy2l46pSxN
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JASON19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4b3sWhDI1e
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“Round two already? Great.”19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYcRvU7pXxj
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[He turns toward the sound, eyes glowing sharper now. One last glance at the dead bot. Then—onward.]19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHT9GNYLrUa
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