“Thank you for watching the 9:00 news. Tonight we have a breaking news story. The CDC has connected the primary rapid-onset dementia cases to several women in their late 20s and 30s. After extensive interviews, scientists discovered they all sustained a serious neck wound with amnesia. Those in close contact are also signing signs of rapid decline. This mystery illness spreads via all bodily fluids. The CDC now speculates that this is some kind of biowarfare organism. Please do not panic. This is not our first time needing to quarantine. Please notify the CDC immediately if you or anyone you know shows dementia-like symptoms, such as aggression, unsteady movement, changes in language or speech, or any other worrying symptoms. Now, onto the next story…”

“I didn’t expect my first midnight shift to end like this. I’m used to fighting my inner demons, not the ones who can rip off my arm and drink my blood. Was it too much to ask for an easy shift?”

“I wasn’t prepared for the feel of a scalpel biting through my chest, slicing like a knife in butter. Red hot pain shot through my body, every single nerve on fire as the scalpel was drug down to my pubis. I could feel my cells separate one by one, the connective tissue separating like wet Kleenex.”