The Visitor's presence had certainly changed everything in Montréal's daily life and further. While many humans mutated, other creatures did too. One being a fungus colony in some rancid basement.

Philippe was a sentient spore, basically, purposed only to serve the Queen. But after getting murked, then reborn, he was left wandering the building, scaring away pretty much anybody foolish, brave or foolishly brave enough to approach.

Fuckin' hell, should've just killed me from the start...