Jeff’s Shapeshifters

 Jeff: thank you for joining us today. We’d like to hear more about your  experience working at the renowned book publishing company and the intriguing encounters  you had with those two individuals. Can you walk us through what happened?

Jeff: Absolutely. It all started when I was working on a project for Dr. Z at the publishing  company. One day, two new employees joined the office, and they instantly stood out. They  had an undeniable charm and easily connected with everyone. They were so likeable that  they even threw a lunch party for the entire office within their first week, something unheard  of in our workplace. They managed to gather all of us for a group photo, which was quite  unusual.

However, I couldn’t shake off a strange vibe I got from them. Although everyone loved them,  I felt a mix of jealousy and fear. A few months prior, there had been a strange encounter  involving my teammate Aiden, and given the top-classification nature of Dr. Z’s project, it  made me wary.

On that fateful day, October 10th, 2022, I returned to the office feeling exhausted after a  sleepless night of heavy drinking. As I arrived late, my boss, Sylvia, scolded me, and I  hurried to the washroom to freshen up. To my horror, I found those two guys inside, but their  reflections weren’t visible in the mirrors. It felt as if my legs lost their strength as I witnessed  this unsettling sight. I tried to avoid confrontation and hastily turned to leave, but before I  could escape, I felt a tentacle-like object grasping at my neck.