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<Inquiry>Did I leave the Gate open...?
It's a quiet thought, despite most of the Hive murmuring it in unison. When terror reaches an apex to such a degree only dumb, simple thoughts can be made;
Like the man right before a head-on collision, seeing his hood start to fold in like school paper, looks down and says, 'I forgot my ring today.' before being made into a meat accordion in less than a second.
You slam the Gate as fast as you can, and just as loud as the foundation rocking, an ungodly shriek erupts--
>"My legs!! My legs!! I can't- I -I I I-- Aaaaa--aaahh!! Oh no! No no no no no
A young child panics and starts howling in an agonized stutter as the Gates struggle to fully close with the Canine trapped between them. A robotic scream merges with the child's, growing louder and louder-
The struggle shakes the walls. Dust and chunks of 'something' start to fall from the ceiling onto your uniform. Screaming metal against metal...
The Gates eventually give up, half-wedged open you'd assume, and doesn't respond to the remote.
With something almost akin to calm, you barricade the Door by propping your Chair under the handle, and hide under your Desk. It's all you can think to do before-
>CRRNCH--Schllrrp!!
One of the 'tentacles' smashes into the wall right next to your few surviving Windows, pressing into it with a grimy 'kiss' before dragging away from the Pizzeria.
The Canine, or at least the Child's voice screams in fear, and you hear more metal grinding on wood, with the rare loud pop overriding all else as you assume it must be fleeing.
