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PHO Board: **BROCKTON BAY EMERGENCY**

**⊙***Thread: No Going Back*

*In: Boards > Brockton Bay > Emergency Response > Reports*

*Posted by: Glasshorn* (Verified Cape)

🕘 **11:24 AM**

> *"It's all breaking down."*

> It’s been bad before. I've fought things you can't even imagine. Things that crawl from places we don't talk about. Things with too many arms. But this? This is chaos.

> The PRT doesn't have control. The heroes? They’re scattered.

> We're losing the city. Hive is…

> I can't tell what's real anymore. Sounds coming from everywhere.

> I felt them *inside* my head, buzzing. Do you know what that’s like? *Buzzing.*

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**⊙***Thread: HELP NEEDED!**

*In: Boards > Brockton Bay > Emergency Response*

*Posted by: Newt_blooded* (Unverified)

🕘 **11:28 AM**

> *PLEASE SEND HELP!* They’re saying Skitter is out of control—what is she even doing? Bugs everywhere. There are bugs inside the walls!

> It’s not just bugs, it’s like they’re breathing. It’s alive, everything's ALIVE. This place is turning into a **hive**, we’re in a cage made of **skin**, everything vibrating… can’t stop **buzzing**… can't bre—

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**⊙***Thread: Bugs Everywhere, Heroes Failing?*

*In: Boards > Brockton Bay > Emergency Response > Speculation*

*Posted by: Greystripe* (Veteran Member)

🕘 **11:34 AM**

> Just saw the feed from the street cams. It's worse than the news says. The buildings are infested. I mean **completely** covered in bugs. The bugs are like a second skin over the walls, over the streets. *They move together, they breathe together.*

> Skitter isn’t controlling them. She’s **becoming** them. **BEING** them. She’s a part of something bigger now.

> I don’t think she’s coming back from this.

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**⊙***Thread: CAN THE PROTECTORATE STOP HER??*

*In: Boards > Brockton Bay > Heroes*

*Posted by: EelSting* (Unverified Cape)

🕘 **11:41 AM**

> Telling you right now, I saw Miss Militia retreat. She had bugs *swarming* over her gun. Even her scarf was shaking.

> **Buzzing.**

> Skitter didn’t even look at her. Miss Militia isn’t made for this, she’s just… human. They all are.

> I don’t think the Protectorate can fight her anymore. Not now. Not when she’s turned **everything** into a weapon.

> It’s like she’s—

> Like the city is **hers.**

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**⊙***Thread: So, she’s the villain now?**

*In: Boards > Brockton Bay > Cape Ethics & Society*

*Posted by: BlareRage* (Verified)

🕘 **11:50 AM**

> You’re all missing the point. Villain? Hero? The lines don’t matter anymore.

> There’s something deeper here. Like... evolution.

> Skitter’s pushing the boundary. What if she’s beyond us now?

> This isn’t just about the bugs. It’s about control, about becoming something **new**.

> A part of something bigger.

> We might be watching the birth of a **hive-mind.** A **collective intelligence**.

> Look at how everything syncs with her. She’s not just commanding them anymore. She’s a **node**, part of the swarm itself.

> What if Skitter *isn't* the enemy? What if the city is?

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**⊙***Thread: RE: So, she’s the villain now?***

*Posted by: Shatterpanes* (Protectorate Apprehended)

🕘 **11:57 AM**

> You people don’t get it.

> You think this is about control? Or power?

> This is about **survival**.

> We’re the **virus**. She’s the cure.

> You’ll understand soon enough. When the buzzing starts for you too. It’s coming.

> Everything vibrates. The air. The buildings. You can’t escape it.

> We are just pieces.

> She’s the whole.

> The **hive** grows.

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**⊙***Thread: Emergency Evacuation Needed!!!***

*In: Boards > Brockton Bay > Urgent Reports*

*Posted by: AngelWing*

🕘 **12:00 PM**

> **The bugs are everywhere!** They’re climbing up through the walls.

> Is there anyone left?

> I thought I saw Armsmaster, but it’s like he’s not even there, just moving through the swarm like a ghost.

> Does he think he can stop this? I saw him swing, but…

> There’s **no one** to hit. Nothing to fight.

> It’s all just buzzing now.

> Even my phone is vibrating... but it’s off.

> Am I still here?

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**⊙***Thread: Buzzing won’t stop***

*In: Boards > Brockton Bay > Off Topic*

*Posted by: Lioncrash* (Veteran)

🕘 **12:07 PM**

> The buzzing is everywhere.

> It's not in your head. It’s real.

> The bugs are in the air, in the ground. The buildings vibrate with it. Like a heartbeat. Like the city itself is alive.

> I don’t know if we’re real anymore, or if we’re just a part of the **swarm** now.

> Skitter isn’t a girl, isn’t human.

> She’s a *network*. She’s the **city**.

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**⊙***Thread: SHE’S HERE!!!**

*In: Boards > Brockton Bay > Emergency Response > Urgent*

*Posted by: Dustcloud*

🕘 **12:12 PM**

> I saw her. Skitter. She was in the alley by my house.

> I heard her whisper. But it wasn’t her voice. It was the **buzzing**.

> She looked right at me.

> And then, she was **gone**.

> I can still feel it.

> The buzzing. **Inside me.**

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**⊙***Thread: City Status: What’s next?**

*In: Boards > Brockton Bay > City Watch*

*Posted by: CivicSentinel*

🕘 **12:14 PM**

> We have no updates from the PRT.

> There are no open lines of communication.

> The city is completely overrun.

> Swarming.

> I don’t know if we can come back from this.

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**⊙***Thread: Last Post—Good Luck, Guys.***

*In: Boards > Brockton Bay > General Discussion*

*Posted by: Lizardlight*

🕘 **12:19 PM**

> It’s quiet now.

> I don’t hear any screams anymore.

> Just the buzzing.

> It’s like it’s inside me, crawling through my bones.

> Skitter? Is that you?

> Are we part of you now?

> I can feel it.

> I think I’m changing.

>

> It’s not so bad.

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