Alice came down from the roof, accompanied by Telly and Paul. They retraced their steps, making their way to the stairs and moving down toward the ground floor. Reaching the bottom, Alice turned a corner and nearly ran into someone.<br/><br/>She almost said "Excuse me" by reflex, but her voice stopped cold when she saw the "person's" gaping neck wound and drooping expression.<br/><br/>The creature, which had once been a fairly pretty nineteen-year-old college student, let out a wheezy grunt and took a step toward Alice, reaching out for her.