It’s starts with them vomiting bile, which lasts maybe a day. Then uncontrollable screaming and aggression, followed by hair loss and visible weight loss.

Once they die, they don’t stay dead. The smell of their rotting flesh overwhelms the living. Their eyes become hollowed holes, their skin tears easily, almost like wet paper. Sometimes, you can still hear them crying.

The city isn’t as loud as it used to be.