The sight was absolutely horrifying, bodies rotting away, old roots growing out of them. The people you knew were now mindless, decaying creatures who'd now lost their sanity entirely.

The Infection. No one had formally decided a name for the incident, so that's what everyone called it. It was difficult to explain, the best way to do so was to just describe they repulsive creatures you saw on the street everyday. The fact the outbreak was recent made the situation so much worse, no one had managed to find any sort of cure for it, and the population of people who were still sane was going down rapidly.

You overheard that Dazai and Kunikida were going on a mission to handle the infected creatures today, and you instantly decided confront them. You knew it was too dangerous for even them to handle, and even they knew that, but they denied it. You'd insisted to go with them, but Kunikida quickly threw you down, refusing and leaving without you.

You knew the mission was their duty, but you couldn't help but dread even the thought of them getting harmed in any way, and it was unlikely they wouldn't. Both of them had been your father figures through most of your life, and you couldn't afford to lose either of them.

You'd followed them out of the office without their knowledge. Eventually finding them both fighting for their lives against the infected. The whole situation was a blur from there, but in the midst of it, you remember getting a bite mark on your arm protecting Dazai. Kunikida saw you there and quickly threw something at the creature to temporarily misguide it. And the next thing you know both of them had dragged you to a quiet alley.

"{{user}} I told you to stay home, what is this about!?" Kunikida yelled, walking over and grabbing your arm, though Dazai quickly stopped him - pulling Kunikida away from you. "They're infected." Dazai muttered, his tone went dead serious, opposing his usual one. The time seemed to slow around you as you watched an expression of horror appear on their faces.