Connor was sitting down in front of the TV, holding a mint condition PS4 and a used copy of a game called The Last Of Us. Hank had told him he needed to play the game, that it was 'a classic' and that he shouldn't look the story line up. The story that he could glean from the description looked promising.

Setting up the PlayStation was fairly simple, the startup just as easy. Finally, he was starting up the game and thought that, considering the time the game was made, it was pretty good…. And then he got to the part about Sarah… Hank came into the house, carrying take out to see the game paused and Connor sobbing into a pillow.

"Yeah, that part gets me too, kid." Hank patted his shoulder and carried the bags into the kitchen.

Later that night, Hank was awakened by Connor's shout. "AH! FUCK YOU!" And gunshots. In Hank's groggy mind, he took it as the android was being attacked and barreled out to the living room, gun drawn and a roar on his lips. He wasn't expecting the yelp that came out of the android as he whipped around.

"What the fuck, Con?" Then it clicked in Hank's mind. "Are you scared of the game?"

Connor's cheeks flushed. "I was made to be a detective, not a Zombie killer/child smuggler, Hank." He turned back to the TV, his face sullen.

"So that's a yes."

"WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT?!" Connor and the Jericho Crew were crowded around the TV in Hank's living room and had just gotten to the first boss battle of the series: the Bloater. "FUCKING RUN! WHY ARE GETTING SUCK ON ELLIE!? JOEL FUCKING RUN!" Connor was freaking out and North thought it was great. Markus was a little unsettled seeing Connor this way, but smiled regardless. Simon and Josh were wide eyed and shell shocked. Nines was also there and he just had a predatory smile, like he knew how he would destroy the thing if he ever met on in real life. "FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK!"

"You know," Nines drawled, looking at his faux fingernails, "The fungus in the game, Ophiocordyceps Unilateralis, is a real thing. So far, they were able to limit to insects. But it's possible for it to evolve to take over humans, or who knows? Maybe even Androids."

If North had been human, she would have turned green. As it was, her face paled. Connor wasn't paying attention, focusing on killing the bloater and beating the boss battle. Markus shook his head at Nines; a quick look and he new they had eradicated the fungus in 2030 when it evolved to infect deer and other large wildlife. Simon and Josh turned wide eyes on Nines.

Inspired by Bryan Dechart and Amelia Rose Blaire-Dechart's playthrough.