"This is the end of the line for me. I have lost things in this horrific event — my colleagues, my son, and soon, my life." Nova glanced grimly at the injections still stuck in his shoulder. He then gazed intently at Ivan.
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Mission Initiated
Info: Scientist Nova has accepted his fate. Can you do him the honour of taking his life and that of the carrier patient?
Description: Kill Scientist Nova and the carrier patient in the next twenty seconds.
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'Why do I have to be put in this dreadful situation?' Ivan wondered, deeply reluctant to kill the scientist and the zombified patient.
He froze, battling internally to decide on killing the designated targets. Preoccupied in his conflicted thoughts, he lost all awareness of time.
Scientist Nova sighed, a sound of profound disappointment. Ivan's awareness snapped back, and he realised that twenty seconds had elapsed, and he hadn't acted accordingly. He still had not resolved to kill the scientist and the teenage girl.