To everyone in the room, she seemed like just a normal girl wearing Vans, bluejeans, and a red hoodie.

But looks can be deceptive; the clothes chosen deliberately to conjure up that very word—normal.

The volunteers saw only what they expected to see; what they were meant to see.

Don’t look here—nothing to worry about; nothing unusual.

Only if you observed more carefully would you notice anything abnormal. If you were a little more vigilant, you might perceive something other. Something alien, even.

That was their mistake. An unfortunate mistake—for them.

After all, everything had to feed…