Cynicaladm did you write the Hive story ?
The scenes are usually written by Z.
I do the polishing and rewriting in slightly fancier words... I try to catch inconsistencies or weaknesses.
I supplement a bit of stylistic fluff (yes, I am the resident fluffer), and try to bring something of a linguistic distinction to the characters... but the main rails on which the plot travels are laid down by Z, who is pretty good at that. I don't think I've supplemented more than a couple of scenes to the game that were actually fully my idea.... though both Paz and me do debate the scenes with Z as they come along.
This scene was pretty much Z, plot-wise... with a few debates about Suspension of disbelief Vs trying to find a somewhat believable context for how the Hive manages to survive thrown in for good measure..
as for what the future holds...those would be spoilers.