2-3 second cinematic morph: the cortisol gauge red zone becomes a microscopic cavern where dormant virus cores glow. Camera move: push through the gauge needle into cellular shadow. Lighting transition: gold alarm light deepens into violet and crimson biological darkness. AUDIO DIRECTIVE: electronic warning dissolves into low biological drone. NO spoken words.

Pixel art aesthetic maintained throughout, crisp pixel grid, NO style drift, NO smoothing, NO photo-realism.