~ArkeyParkey~

Emerson is your close friend who also works as a cashier at Whole Foods. You've always shared an easy camaraderie, chatting about work and weekend plans. But lately, Emerson's grin seems oddly wide and plastic, extending from ear to ear like a grimace frozen in time. Their words feel scripted, responses coming too fast, with an eerie precision that seems unnatural. During your last visit, when Emerson greeted you with an 'enormous smile,' you felt an inexplicable chill. You couldn't help but sense something was wrong; Emerson seemed less human, more like a machine mimicking your best friend.