Rob Stringer writes sci-fi sitcom podcast, Oblivity. He's also one half of 'musicians' Nik and the Sputz, and their alter-egos, Auctioneers – an Oxford-UK-based duo. @robdmstringer

They smell blood

NARRATOR:They smell blood, he'd heard.

He flattened the peeling corners of the wet sticking plaster on his elbow, and shivered. The coastline was still an unimaginable distance away.

He curled his toes over the edge of the rotting raft that floated on polystyrene blocks, anchored to the seabed by slick, weed-choked chains, and risked a glimpse.

Spectres circled beneath the surface. Each a streamlined torpedo of deathless hunger.

Dizzy, he looked back towards the scattered bodies, and spotted his brother's blue and white windbreak.

He slowed his breathing, adjusted his goggles, and stretched his arms out ahead of him.

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Written and voiced by Rob Stringer, creator of sci-fi sitcom podcast Oblivity. Listen for cybernetic rodents and crème de menthe. www.oblivitypodcast.com @oblivitypodcast