Chapter 1: The Outbreak

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F/N walks into his house, on the phone. 

F/N: Thomas, I- ...Thomas. Thomas, listen to me. He's the contractor, okay? I can't lose this job. I understand... Let's talk about this tomorrow, okay? We'll talk about it tomorrow Alright, goodnight. 

He turns on the light, waking his son, Y/N on the couch. 

Y/N : Hey. 

F/N: Scoot. 

Y/N: Fun day at work, huh? 

F/N: What are you still doing up? It's going to be late. 

Y/N: Oh crud. What time is it? 

F/N: It's going to be past your bedtime in about another hour. 

Y/N: But it's still today. 

F/N: Son, please not right now. I do not have the energy for this. 

Y/N gets out a small gift box from nearby.

Y/N: Here. 

F/N: What's this? 

Y/N: Your birthday. 

He opens it. 

Y/N: You kept complaining about your broken watch... So I figured, you know. You like it? 

F/N: Son, this is... 

Y/N: What? 

F/N: It's nice, but I-...I think it's stuck. It's not... 

Y/N: What? No, no, no, no. 

He sees he's just kidding him. 

Y/N: Oh, ha, ha. 

F/N: Where did you get the money for this? 

Y/N: Drugs. I sell hardcore drugs. 

F/N: Oh, good. You can start helping out with the mortgage then. 

Y/N: Stsh - yeah, you wish. 

Joel and Y/N watches TV for awhile, waiting for the others to come. A TV report is on.

Reporter: It appears that what we initially reported as riots seem to be somehow connected to the nationwide pandemic. We've received reports that victims afflicted with the infection show signs of-

Y/N: That's nearby.

In the report's background, a cop talks to his unit.

Cop: There's a gas leak. Hey -- move!

Reporter: There's some commotion coming from beh--

Cop: Get out of here! Lady, get the hell outta here right--

An explosion causes the feed to go dead.

Y/N: Uh...what was that?

Y/N sees the smoke from the  window.

Y/N: Dad? Dad?! What is goin' on?

F/N: I don't...

M/N and Y/N's two siblings bursts in, quickly shutting the door.

M/N: Honey. Y/N. Are you two, okay?

F/N: Yeah.

Y/N: We're fine.

M/N: Has anyone come in here?

She looks around in a drawer for his gun.

Y/N: No. Who would come in here?

B/N: Don't go near the doors. Just...just stand back there...

Y/N: B/N, you're kinda freaking me out... What's going on?

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