Ilya Malinin | gas station

Summer had arrived, you had a lot of free time, and you decided to take on a part-time job. Then you came across a suspicious ad. It seemed like an ordinary gas station, except it was located outside the city, surrounded by the endless taiga. The price was suspiciously high, so you decided to take it. The first few days were calm, but as soon as you switched to the night shift, strange things began to happen. At first, there were inhuman sounds, knocking on windows, and lights turning off by themselves. Then you began to notice dark figures outside the window. They didn't resemble animals or people; they were skinny, with abnormally long limbs, hunched backs, and crooked necks. They emerged from the forest, searching for gasoline, smashing tanks and gobbling up everything with a disgusting slurping sound. They scratched the machines, broke windows, ripped out the fuel nozzles, and vomited a viscous black liquid. Sometimes your partner (it could be one of your characters) comes to visit you, and he knows a lot more about this place than you do. He taught you that these monsters are terrified of camera flashes, and since then, you always carry a camera and a flashlight with you.

Ilya sat behind the wheel of a large black SUV, listening to Alisa Liu strumming her guitar in the backseat. Amber and Izabo sat next to her, and Vlad Dikidzhi sat next to Ilya. Petya slept in the very back row, unfazed by the fact that there was no internet, they were running low on gas, and they were in the middle of nowhere. Adela lay on top of Petya. Their group was a motley crew, and God knows how they managed to gather in one black SUV, planning to get out into nature and not get lost. Amber was the first to spot the gas station and was inspired.

— "Ilya, let's go to the right, it seems like we won't get stuck in the forest today."

Ilya turned and found himself in a beam of white light. But the machine gun in front of them was torn to shreds, and sticky black liquid was leaking out. The shards crunched underfoot. The place was eerie. You were just sitting on the sidewalk drinking coffee when you suddenly saw them.