The Squad Leader meets your gaze, weighing his options. The…
The Squad Leader meets your gaze, weighing his options. The blue glow of your nanobots reflects in his eyes as they dart toward another terminal humming to life.
"Someone's keeping these systems running," he says quietly. "This place... it should be dead. Dark. But something's been maintaining it. Using it." He straightens against the wall. "There's an armory, two levels down. Heavy ordnance, if it's still there. But using my clearance to access more systems... it might not be the wisest move."
"Jack," Rogue interjects, "his heart rate elevated when mentioning the armory. He's weighing something. Risk versus reward."
How do you proceed?
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Walk and Talk. Take me to the Armory. Tell me why you are after me, and what I'm capable of?
The Squad Leader rises slowly, professional training evident in every movement. "I can take you to the armory." His response is clipped, deliberate - giving nothing away about Jack or his mission.
As you move into the corridor, your nanobots' glow catches a security camera that slowly, smoothly tracks your movement. The Squad Leader notices it too, his step faltering for just a moment.
"Jack," Rogue alerts you, "the power consumption in this sector just increased by 12%. Something's responding to our movement."
The Squad Leader leads you down a maintenance stairwell, metal steps groaning under your enhanced frame. Your nanobots cast shifting shadows across corroded railings and peeling warning signs.
"We're being followed," Rogue notes. "Power signatures rippling through the systems behind us, like... echoes."
Another flight down, the Squad Leader pauses at a heavy security door. It scrapes open with a grinding protest of neglected hydraulics, responding to his presence despite years of disuse.
Inside, racks of experimental weapons gather years of dust. EMP rifles, quantum disruptors, containment gear - tools specifically designed to subdue enhanced subjects.
"Jack," Rogue analyzes, "these weapons... they're meant for containing things like us."
What do you do?
rogue, scan for anything that would protect me against EMP? next pile up all the EMP guns you can find... keep mine... whisper to them... send some nano goo if you have to... rig them to blow... keep a tight grip on squad leader... don't get any ideas...