Leo smiled. His teeth felt loose.

[SYSTEM] A new survivor is near. The food court. North exit. Do you accept? Y/N

He recognized the food court. The fake palm trees. The escalators that led to the slot machines.

The installer dinged again. . The final file was data.zombie .

His laptop’s webcam LED glowed green. It had never worked before. The driver had been corrupted for two years.

Then the first scream.