[Video] - Backdated to about 11:58pm on September 9th

[angryaffliction]

[The video comes on, but you don't see Alex. Instead the screen is illuminating what appears to be two crates of nonperishable foods, likely swiped from Credinta in the middle of the night.]

There's food for those who need it. Emphasis on need.

It's in the lobby of the apa-

[He jerks suddenly and seems puzzled for a moment. Strange....In the

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[killedyuu]

[Later in the morning, Alma sees this after scrolling past the others' messages...]

The hell... Is everyone having things explode on them..? [Referring to John's hammersplosion, Alma's not sure what to make of this]

Are you alright?

[OFFLINE]

[angryaffliction]

[In a manner of speaking? Yes.

Unfortunately shapeless blobs can't communicate so your question goes unanswered.]

[OFFLINE]

[killedyuu]

[Alma figures whatever happened it wasn't too serious, because everyone else who had things explode seem just fine. He doesn't investigate, sadly.]

1/2 [OFFLINE]

[tothelastbreath]

[Guess who lives on the first floor, Alex. Barely a minute has passed since the feed's termination when Allen comes pelting out of room 102, door slamming hard into the wall behind him. He would've gotten here sooner if he didn't have to deal with some complications of his own. His left sleeve hangs empty, his left eye socket equally empty. The jagged scar slashing through his sunken eyelid looks tamer somehow ― faded, even, washed out from red to a pallid pink.]

Mister Mercer!? [ He's a little frantic. Alex looked like he was having a seizure. ] What hap―

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[tothelastbreath]

[It's probably kind of comical, the way he stutters to a frozen stop right along with his unfinished question. Then he shifts, stepping backwards and right into a defensive stance, lone hand grasping at his empty sleeve.

What is that thing.]

[OFFLINE]

[angryaffliction]

[It doesn't move much, although it seems to be creeping at glacier slow speeds towards the basement door. Tendrils ripple across the massive shapeless mass and a partially formed head rises from it. It's... grotesque, practically featureless aside from a mouth and one familiar pale blue eye. It mouths... something but with no air passage or vocal chords it's silent before melting back into the red and black blob.]

1/2 [OFFLINE]

[tothelastbreath]

[Despite this deeply disturbing development, Allen does well at keeping his head. He makes no move to leave, but doesn't get within range either. Sharp grey eyes track the virus' progress, alert and wary―

All of that steely composure drains away alongside the colour in his face as soon as he realises there's a person in there and, worse still, it's someone he knows.]

Action

[flamingun]

[Badou has been out walking around since the only worth while thing to do in this place seems to be exercise. He returns to the apartments and something catches his eye near, but not quite in, his blind spot. He turns his head to get a better look and stops. dead.]

WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT?!

Re: Action

[angryaffliction]

[The ...thing bristles and tries to ooze away. Even moving is difficult for the virus since it's not only nigh impossible to keep any kind of form, retaining consciousness is also near impossible.]

Re: Action

[flamingun]

[Badou glances around wildly for something he can use as a weapon. It's just his luck that he walks in on something that crawled out of a horror flick completely un-armed.

His search leaves him empty handed so he'll just try to slowly walk around this...thing and find someone else to clean up this mess. But he doesn't make it far before he notices something-someone-taking form underneath all the red and black ooze.

Curious despite himself, Badou takes a step towards it and then another before he's just a step or two away. But in true Badou fashion he trips and falls flailing right on top of the thing.]

Action

[angryaffliction]

[Good job Badou! Lucky for the red-head, Alex is extra lethargic, so the tendrils that encircle his arm and waist are tough but not anything a healthy human adult can't yank free of.

Still, a chasm begins to open up, like a giant mouth about to eat Badou.

Might want to get away from it now :|]

[theloneheir]

[Just. This face.]

[angryaffliction]

[Blorp]

[theloneheir]

O...kay then.