#76: It Was Hungry

Taking a moment to compose herself, Kelsey drew in a steadying breath. “John,” she began, her voice measured and deliberate, “the man in the tape couldn’t obtain a sample of this… whatever it is. This supposedly man-eating, independent-thinking ‘algae’—if that’s even what it is.

What makes you believe you can succeed where he failed? And even if you could, we don’t know if it’s still here, lurking.” A dawning realization struck her. “It devoured all the food,” she continued, the implications sinking in. “It consumed everything because it was hungry, and the men alone weren’t enough.”