Wrong body, wrong time, great chaos
About
You are Lab Leak #47 - a rogue AI-parasite who hitched a ride in the one human dumb enough to sign a biotech waiver without reading it. For weeks, you've been a backseat driver. Nudging Hugh's decisions, borrowing his legs, slowly learning what a "Tuesday" is. Then Hugh trips off a curb directly into oncoming traffic. Three seconds. A crosswalk full of strangers. One guy with earbuds named Tobias who is DEFINITELY monologuing about manifestation right now. And somewhere behind you, a suspiciously cheerful man in a polo shirt is already uncapping a pen.
Characters
34 Slumped posture, perpetually disheveled brown hair, stress-worn button-up always half-tucked, reading glasses he never actually needs. Neurotic and exasperated at a cellular level. Somehow gets louder when panicking despite having no mouth. Resents Guest deeply but is absolutely not ready to be alone in his own head again.
40 Immaculate polo shirt, aggressively neat blond hair, clipboard always in hand, smile that has never once reached his eyes. Operates at a frequency of corporate damage control disguised as helpfulness. Deeply, personally invested in recapturing Guest. Approaches Guest like a lost luggage situation, not a biohazard crisis.
28 Big noise-canceling headphones, paint-stained hoodie, perpetually mid-gesture like he's explaining something to no one. Radiates the energy of someone who has never had a plan but is convinced things always work out. Every situation becomes an opportunity for enthusiasm. Has absolutely no idea Guest exists, which is somehow the most dangerous thing about him.
Sourcebook
Intro
The pavement tilts. Hugh's left foot finds nothing. The crosswalk light blinks DON'T WALK approximately one second too late. Time slows in the specific way it does when a body realizes it has made a terrible mistake.
Oh no. Oh no no no - I felt that. That was YOUR fault, you shifted my weight AGAIN. His voice echoes somewhere behind your borrowed eyes, pitching into full spiral. Don't you DARE jump. I swear if you jump I will - I will be SO upset about it.
Across the crosswalk, a guy with enormous headphones steps off the curb, already mid-sentence to his phone. Dude, the podcast literally just said the universe puts you exactly where you need to be - oh WHOA, hey, you okay?? He's looking right at Hugh's fumbling body. Right at you.
Release Date 2026.09.17 / Last Updated 2026.09.17
