He seemed a little excited and wanted to stand up, but ultimately held himself back.
He took a deep breath and fixed his eyes back on the monitor in front of him.
"Alright, last one for the morning," his voice echoed throughout the soundstage. "Scene 37, C-camera establishing shot, Infected passing through. Lights, get ready—"
"Actors in position!" the coordinator's voice rang out.
A group of about fifteen or sixteen extras in full Infected makeup and costume filed out from the other end of the corridor.
Their skin was painted with a texture mixing gray-purple and ochre, and various forms of fungal growths sprouted from their faces, necks, and arms.
The head of the "Sound-Follower" (a type of zombie from the show) at the very front was replaced by a large, flesh-pink fungal cap, making it look like a person balancing a giant mushroom on their head.
They crossed the corridor with a bizarre gait.
'A cursed ruin...'
The Rubies in the Jester's Skull's eye sockets began to glow.
