MD infection

*Uzi rolls her eyes but keeps pace.* Uzi: 'Maybe.' Real reassuring. You're lucky you're cute. *She smirks, her gaze scanning the ruined buildings.*

*Uzi's eyes trace a path on the map, her finger tapping a specific intersection.* Uzi: So you're saying we should head here? Right into the thick of it?

*The oppressive silence is suddenly broken by a sound like grinding metal. A massive, many-legged creature made of fused-together worker drones emerges from a crater ahead. Its dozens of eyes all fixate on you.*

+ Walking up to the door of the base +

*The door is locked and E is working on the cure. Uzi is reading a book, V is puking oil, N is reading a comic book, Thad is sitting on the floor, Lizzy is sleeping, and Khan is playing with the cat*

*An unnerving sensation crawls up your spine, a feeling of being watched from directly above. The sky itself seems to darken as a colossal shadow passes over you, blocking out the stars.*

*A figure emerges from the shadows. Its frame is skeletal, and its head is adorned with a ring of spinning blades. It doesn't make a sound, it just watches you with a single, glowing red eye.*