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SCENE 12 – “What Shouldn’t Be There”

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Apr 18, 2025 73 2 分鐘
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No Plagiarism!5uhKFRYUD2CcpHplsNa8posted on PＥNAＮＡ

INT. MAINTENANCE TUNNEL – BELOW CENTRAL CITY – NIGHT77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡflSRO1sYnR
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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.]77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaCE3iaDUCQ
77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0IBSvKp2TO
[He presses forward, eyes locked on the streaks of oil and scratch marks.]77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRF53kQzm7a
77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwus1t0UMcP
[Then he sees it—light reflecting off something wet, just ahead.]77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCg7ZqWgkLp
77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw4oyz166BU
[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.]77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEkndihXXir
77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu8tzKeJpbA
[At first glance: standard unit. Rusted. Oil leaking from the abdomen. But then—Jason freezes. The bot’s chest cavity is… wrong.]77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ3rJt1Eyi2
77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfVMRPuGV36
[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.]77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQzKrUQTt8u
77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1RJG9iAs1I
JASON77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP42Xm9HDqo
(low, guarded)77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjcP5kmOfb1
“…What the hell?”77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDK3oXCr1OK
77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhZikn9zQhs
[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.]77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWACu9Kp0UR
77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhKhzmSBC7e
[He crouches, scanning.]77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2zMIx9ANbZ
77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMAr61gCp5W
JASON (V.O.)77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmH4Bbss2Az
“That’s no hacking virus. That’s infestation.”77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEHcfmRH5B5
77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGEBGToEduC
[The bot jerks its head slightly, jaw creaking. Its voice module is corrupted—glitchy, broken.]77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjzOnoUyauZ
77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD4Zk8nLRqa
LABOR BOT (GLITCHED)77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPJ36U9q5dk
“h̵̼̖̐͊ē̷͕͗͝l̵̢̛̍̐͗p̴̘̿̎̕… ̷̻͉̓͆m̶̯̼̐͐͝e̷̢̥̎̈́̐…”77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr8VoqufogL
77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1iVfHgkZbT
[Jason stares. His hand twitches. For a second, the tough-guy façade slips. Just a second.]77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡczzBAiscvu
77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIL8zdCIQUE
JASON (V.O.)77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWEOjCg3dn6
“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.”77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3HbsukfvR6
77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv4G1kPV5MX
[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.]77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡESciVjUiqM
77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVSltMM8y8n
[The tendrils retreat into the bot’s torso. Its frame convulses violently. Jason raises his railcannon again.]77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbLK8lpYJrB
77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK9F9ojvDk7
LABOR BOT (GLITCHED)77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGedYQeZXin
“d̷͕̒o̴̘͊n̷͔̽’̸̦̔t̵͚͋̕… ̷̟̊l̸̤̎ē̸̪t̵̯͌.̴̤̐̚.̶͚̐.̶̼͑”77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZBuGQVvYBr
77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG0q1CxRpb0
[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.]77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGGeuT8VKnY
77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXIbOBoC1ax
[Silence.]77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyhUiNQ96Nh
77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡALah6ruCLq
[Jason kneels, wiping splattered oil from his face.]77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVSCOmaDi4z
77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhIUEIDiYn7
JASON77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJyzlFoEgjv
(softly)77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpN4zIBLCrn
“This wasn’t a bot anymore.”77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd71xlnvGLv
77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKFzUaVXBwO
[He looks at the remains of the parasitic mass.]77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Ew5B99jcP
77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLIHRZL9rn6
JASON (V.O.)77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡauQdL4nqgp
“Whatever this is… it wasn’t built. It grew.”77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm9vHFp1DNI
77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCnOPp1a81v
[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.]77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTqe0dD1RHu
77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv3N0eeRY9Z
[Suddenly—thud. A distant sound from the tunnel ahead. Not footsteps. Something… dragging.]77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡczk37NOZUE
77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx656tJ5kHa
JASON77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSaUrV8AS6l
(to himself)77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPb74vRuIvr
“Round two already? Great.”77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOY4tia7zO7
77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZmSYxSW60A
[He turns toward the sound, eyes glowing sharper now. One last glance at the dead bot. Then—onward.]77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdWpOgFMRyp

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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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