INT. MAINTENANCE TUNNEL – BELOW CENTRAL CITY – NIGHT24Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKZylr1Butd
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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.]24Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjQ2leW9Koh
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[He presses forward, eyes locked on the streaks of oil and scratch marks.]24Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjoSUdvv09L
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[Then he sees it—light reflecting off something wet, just ahead.]24Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiRUMozZSwt
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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.]24Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFRP3vVMfDC
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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.]24Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr6ry2K63pK
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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.]24Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5gZD2GC92L
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JASON24Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyBOIMbNRGr
(low, guarded)24Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAJBvcG9KPq
“…What the hell?”24Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS03HS9dtbu
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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.]24Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzupEmzAuXv
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[He crouches, scanning.]24Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmXzCI4cNkc
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JASON (V.O.)24Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfu3gPXwOt0
“That’s no hacking virus. That’s infestation.”24Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvXgt3mfWHH
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[The bot jerks its head slightly, jaw creaking. Its voice module is corrupted—glitchy, broken.]24Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZdKdBVInXI
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LABOR BOT (GLITCHED)24Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgnNhgKgGJc
“h̵̼̖̐͊ē̷͕͗͝l̵̢̛̍̐͗p̴̘̿̎̕… ̷̻͉̓͆m̶̯̼̐͐͝e̷̢̥̎̈́̐…”24Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Vf2tWaSTX
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[Jason stares. His hand twitches. For a second, the tough-guy façade slips. Just a second.]24Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhFpD3VedRw
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JASON (V.O.)24Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ10GC84F0cb
“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.”24Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjqzMb6DjyP
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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.]24Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK5zkDjWcwa
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[The tendrils retreat into the bot’s torso. Its frame convulses violently. Jason raises his railcannon again.]24Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOC2DrVuY40
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LABOR BOT (GLITCHED)24Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV9a5wHeYtm
“d̷͕̒o̴̘͊n̷͔̽’̸̦̔t̵͚͋̕… ̷̟̊l̸̤̎ē̸̪t̵̯͌.̴̤̐̚.̶͚̐.̶̼͑”24Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG6FCumENan
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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.]24Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfTDBcoVsEd
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[Silence.]24Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLO0FAZDncP
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[Jason kneels, wiping splattered oil from his face.]24Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNNBMELv2qL
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JASON24Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJFHBRzdz2u
(softly)24Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMiGB7EbQfJ
“This wasn’t a bot anymore.”24Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE9qJhXcu47
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[He looks at the remains of the parasitic mass.]24Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM6XUxDQdw4
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JASON (V.O.)24Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaFA6IcLlUZ
“Whatever this is… it wasn’t built. It grew.”24Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR2TARVvDSe
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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.]24Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq7CE4U55br
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[Suddenly—thud. A distant sound from the tunnel ahead. Not footsteps. Something… dragging.]24Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWXqzWnSP8r
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JASON24Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5nBZOjltr9
(to himself)24Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPmT5519bJY
“Round two already? Great.”24Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ49yeyPzsU
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[He turns toward the sound, eyes glowing sharper now. One last glance at the dead bot. Then—onward.]24Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2gAbFYEUe8
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