Day 768

The street is sealed off at either end by large iron gates, trapping a dozen or so pedestrians as several large paving slabs lift up and humanoid beings are unleashed, sprinting for the nearby cars. The taxi drivers swarm around their vehicles, clogging the street around them and threatening to gouge the eyes out of anyone who comes too close before they are plugged in to charge.

While they may move more sluggishly the longer they spend away from their taxi ports, their strength remains at a consistent level. Once they are plugged in, their eyes lit up and vocal systems primed to ask their set rota of questions (Where to? Had a nice time today? Lovely weather, isn't it?). It is at this point where the doors are lifted, medical teams come to see to anyone who was too close when the drivers were set loose for the day and after the clean-up, the day begins.

They are mostly tame when driving, hearts beating in sync with the engine's steady vibrations and behaviours set to rotate from happy to annoyed depending on the flow of traffic. This has proven to be somewhat of an issue in busier towns or areas of moderate to severe roadworks, where the flow stops and the driver's emotions get stuck in a loop.

Sometimes it's not so bad and they're cheerful the whole time but the incidents of them becoming perpetually stuck in an emotional loop of annoyance (progressing into sheer rage over the course of a week if the traffic issues remain a constant). Cases of drivers locking passengers in their vehicles overnight or dragging them down to the driver's pens are increasing, as is the presumed death toll but a great deal of missing persons bodies have yet to be recovered.

It is well documented that the anatomy of a taxi driver is only vaguely similar to a standard human, going past their enlarged hippocampus which is behind their highly advanced mental mapping capability. Their ability to unhinge their jaw to mid-chest is another part of their unique structure, that alongside their elasticated esophagus and stomach acid strong enough to melt through nine inches of steel is perhaps the reason why no bodies are ever found.