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SCENE 12 – “What Shouldn’t Be There”

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Apr 18, 2025 65 2 分鐘
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No Plagiarism!6HRt3SGZQSEdIWMHs5Xcposted on PＥNAＮＡ

INT. MAINTENANCE TUNNEL – BELOW CENTRAL CITY – NIGHT69Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7O7JqNqup0
69Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNRCY8wDQxK
[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.]69Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnDlBz5Y491
69Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4DFXVbuAjL
[He presses forward, eyes locked on the streaks of oil and scratch marks.]69Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1ypYruLMOi
69Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmw7B8eaiq6
[Then he sees it—light reflecting off something wet, just ahead.]69Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ98mrS0DrU5
69Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQJWQoixEE7
[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.]69Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCEm1VbVlil
69Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKTqbUitqCA
[At first glance: standard unit. Rusted. Oil leaking from the abdomen. But then—Jason freezes. The bot’s chest cavity is… wrong.]69Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwzeK7WyoDj
69Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4gGCVSSs7d
[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.]69Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡswiNhUIdlL
69Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkmfCWfRifo
JASON69Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ506UUfeYYW
(low, guarded)69Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdp1oIRqSbq
“…What the hell?”69Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2w4DzlNlRe
69Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuVK73pWb0u
[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.]69Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWc9aE0JYme
69Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ207pkVDcDh
[He crouches, scanning.]69Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv8Afy8i0WU
69Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw1QaOiRUfN
JASON (V.O.)69Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4KLRvPE5lY
“That’s no hacking virus. That’s infestation.”69Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj6jCTiI0ig
69Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡurfieQiWKP
[The bot jerks its head slightly, jaw creaking. Its voice module is corrupted—glitchy, broken.]69Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoHLFTIMwoJ
69Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡedIZzYt3m8
LABOR BOT (GLITCHED)69Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqjy5qlEQvk
“h̵̼̖̐͊ē̷͕͗͝l̵̢̛̍̐͗p̴̘̿̎̕… ̷̻͉̓͆m̶̯̼̐͐͝e̷̢̥̎̈́̐…”69Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡosZZluQB6y
69Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWhBuAGyoWb
[Jason stares. His hand twitches. For a second, the tough-guy façade slips. Just a second.]69Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw0SRS37TGv
69Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡid7nE40EvQ
JASON (V.O.)69Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx1PtXgFQYM
“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.”69Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjDNoILl5mw
69Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5VuoesCzvi
[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.]69Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrbAkIDhRLP
69Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWQ3yztwCQm
[The tendrils retreat into the bot’s torso. Its frame convulses violently. Jason raises his railcannon again.]69Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH1Gq1FVzyD
69Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuAC9gTIVrr
LABOR BOT (GLITCHED)69Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmvgIg9NyPl
“d̷͕̒o̴̘͊n̷͔̽’̸̦̔t̵͚͋̕… ̷̟̊l̸̤̎ē̸̪t̵̯͌.̴̤̐̚.̶͚̐.̶̼͑”69Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD07g0OwOy1
69Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4ObEbi5AVF
[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.]69Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5EKNhmr8HV
69Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRRrvHBoG5w
[Silence.]69Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdWthXEt9V1
69Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsPeV2zdwOb
[Jason kneels, wiping splattered oil from his face.]69Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Sz9b2jkLO
69Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsnGphDnRur
JASON69Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaKiG4fk6FS
(softly)69Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUEGR5gWmNp
“This wasn’t a bot anymore.”69Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuppayEZeFh
69Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjdZIFCgddV
[He looks at the remains of the parasitic mass.]69Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ73EVLIuTzn
69Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAqksYMAx9D
JASON (V.O.)69Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6UBYxyYcJp
“Whatever this is… it wasn’t built. It grew.”69Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz5U5pwhszy
69Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwKhwuxXbpl
[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.]69Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMsRL6EAbZS
69Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaz95wL4b97
[Suddenly—thud. A distant sound from the tunnel ahead. Not footsteps. Something… dragging.]69Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSOIN5VvmDE
69Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUmbro2f76z
JASON69Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlNYOjaXKMi
(to himself)69Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9FVyeRIigl
“Round two already? Great.”69Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Zxpiw36DE
69Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVG8zZtS3il
[He turns toward the sound, eyes glowing sharper now. One last glance at the dead bot. Then—onward.]69Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDRFxEjMI1Z

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#1 Welcome to Central City
#2 SCENE 1 – “Security Life” pt1
#3 SCENE 1 – “Security Life” pt2
#4 SCENE 2 – “Quiet Doesn’t Last”
#5 SCENE 3 – “Unwelcome Footprints”
#6 SCENE 4 – “Break the Silence”
#7 SCENE 5 – “The Parts We Don’t Talk About”
#8 SCENE 6 – “Still Breathing”
#9 SCENE 7 – “The Smiling Knife”
#10 SCENE 8 – “Ghost in the Pipes”
#11 SCENE 9 – “Right-Hand Problems”
#12 SCENE 10 – “Drag Marks and Doubt”
#13 SCENE 11 – “Below the Skin of the City”
#14 SCENE 12 – “What Shouldn’t Be There”
#15 SCENE 13 – “Echoes of Vision”
#16 SCENE 14 – “Fragments of a Dying Empire”
#17 SCENE 15 – “Shadows Don’t Bargain”
#18 SCENE 16 – “Rust Between Circuits”
#19 SCENE 17 – “The Breach”
#20 SCENE 18 – “Three Bots & a Parasite”
#21 SCENE 19 – “Paperwork and Parasites”
#22 SCENE 20 – “Smuggle Me Softly”
#23 SCENE 21 – “Oil, Info, and Idiots”
#24 SCENE 21 – EXTENDED: “Sleepover Protocols & Other Malfunctions”
#25 SCENE 22 – “Robot Makeover: Low Budget Edition”
#26 SCENE 23 – “Caffeine, Cloaks, and Casual Paranoia”
#27 SCENE 24 – “Rustfields”
#28 SCENE 25 – “Buzz and Circuits”
#29 SCENE 26 – “Tune-Ups and Tightropes”
#30 SCENE 27 – “Errands and Egos”
#31 SCENE 28 – “Groceries and Good Lies”
#32 SCENE 29 – “Dinner and Disclosures”
#33 SCENE 30 – “Steam, Suffering, and Swords”
#34 SCENE 31 – “Dicey Decisions”
#35 SCENE 32 – “Good Night, You Weirdos”
#36 SCENE 33 – “Dreamscapes”
#37 SCENE 34 – “Office and Off-Duty”
#38 SCENE 35 – “A Pleasant Stroll… with Minor Homicidal Undertones”
#39 SCENE 36 – “Wings and Wires”
#40 SCENE 37 – “After-Hours”
#41 SCENE 38 – “Alcohol & Stuff”
#42 SCENE 39 – “Shutdown.exe”
#43 SCENE 40 – “The Weight of Peace”
#44 SCENE 41 – “Midnight, Glitches, and Blankets”
#45 SCENE 42 – “Dawn of the Mildly Functional”
#46 SCENE 43 – “Commute to Doom”
#47 SCENE 44 – “An Office Full of Violence and Vending Machines”
#48 SCENE 45 – “Lunch Break and Clickbait Nightmares”
#49 SCENE 46 – “Rise and Resist (Routine)”
#50 SCENE 47 – “Unauthorized Research”
#51 SCENE 48 – “Wardrobe Upgrades”
#52 SCENE 49 – “Field‑Trip From Hell”
#53 SCENE 50 – “Afternoon Idleness”
#54 SCENE 51 – “Uno and Other Emergencies”
#55 SCENE 52 – “Tech on a Budget”
#56 SCENE 53 – “Delivery, Disobedience & Discoveries”
#57 SCENE 54 – “Questions & Quirks”
#58 SCENE 55 – “Privacy Settings”
#59 SCENE 56 – “Entertainment Planning”
#60 SCENE 57 – "Loyalty Reinforcement Seminar"
#61 SCENE 58 – “Friday‑Night Free Play”
#62 SCENE 59 – “Spire of Panic”
#63 SCENE 60 – “Lines, Orders, and Vines”
#64 SCENE 61 – “Infiltration”
#65 SCENE 62 – “Regroup & Re‑Arm”
#66 SCENE 63 – “Through Flesh and Steel”
#67 SCENE 64 – “Descent Protocol”
#68 SCENE 65 – “The Lungs Below”
#69 SCENE 66 – “Dead Air”
#70 SCENE 67 – “The Heart of the Hollow”
#71 SCENE 68 – “Overheat Protocol”
#72 SCENE 69 – “Sanitized and Sampled”
#73 SCENE 70 – “Totally Normal Roommates”
#74 SCENE 71 – "The Long Walk to Judgment"
#75 SCENE 72 – "Welcome Home, Idiot"
#76 SCENE 73 – "A Promise, A Vacation"
#77 SCENE 74 – "Field Trip to Food"
#78 SCENE 75 – "Cabin Fever"
#79 SCENE 76 – "Manners, Please"
#80 SCENE 77 – "Errands with Extra Steps"
#81 SCENE 78 – "Books, Pills, and Poor Decisions"
#82 SCENE 79 – "Pharmacy Phantoms"
#83 SCENE 80 – "Digital Birds and Binary Bees"
#84 SCENE 81 – "Babysitting? Seriously?"
#85 SCENE 82 – "The Babysitting Begins"
#86 SCENE 83 – "Chaos, Baby-Sized"
#87 SCENE 84 – "Midnight Meltdown"
#88 SCENE 85 – "The Dreams They Dreamed"
#89 SCENE 86 – "The Morning After"
#90 SCENE 87 – "Return of the Parents"
#91 SCENE 88 – "The Reveal"
#92 SCENE 89 – "System Error: Josh.exe Has Stopped Responding"
#93 SCENE 90 – "A Totally Normal Lunch"
#94 SCENE 91 – “Business As Usual”
#95 SCENE 92 – “After the Storm”
#96 SCENE 93 – “The Rim of Opinions”
#97 SCENE 94 – “Tales, Tails, and Talking at 2AM”
#98 SCENE 95 – “Surgery, Solo”
#99 SCENE 96 – “Sleepless Core”
#100 SCENE 97 – “Unknown Systems”
#101 SCENE 98 – “Orders and Oil”
#102 SCENE 99 – “Key Moments”
#103 SCENE 100 – “Three Days of Sky”
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