Its serpentine coils wove in and out of the bleak white cubicles as terrified office workers perched on chairs, desks and dividing walls in the hopes that wherever the head was, it wouldn't see them. The survivors of this incident wouldn't ever admit it aloud but they all hoped that it would statiate itself in another department and leave theirs alone.
The ancient tunnels beneath the office blocks run deep but interdepartmental grudges run deeper.
It would be weeks before an official body count would be released, one that showed exactly five members from each department had gone missing-presumed-dead. Just enough loss to keep everyone's budgets within acceptable parameters.
Eyes turned to the CEO's office, ears pressed against the doors heard scales sliding against carpet.
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