The transition to the detention block is cold and efficient. The Warden marches with heavy boots, his grip on the prisoner’s shoulder bruising and tight. The fluorescent lights flicker with the intermittent power surges rocking the station.
Warden
Keep moving, Slay. I want her in a high security cell before the next sector blackout hits. No talking, no stops.
Jack Slay
This feels wrong. The Warden is too eager to bury her, and Dube hasn't uttered a single word since we left the Medbay. Something is hidden in that pocket, and if I don't check it now, it might be gone for good.
Jack Slay
Wait. Hold up, Warden. She’s shifting something in her coat. Let’s see what she’s actually carrying before we drop her in the hole.
Warden
We are at the intake bulkhead. Keep your eyes on the door, guard. I’ll handle the contraband once she’s behind the forcefield.
Jack steps forward, blocking the corridor, his hand resting firmly on his stun baton as the Warden glares at him.
+ Scene Quest Added
Investigate the object in Jala Dube's pocket
“*Something off about this, what is it?*”
SUCCESS (Great Perception, rolled +1)
The flickering overhead light hums, casting long, frantic shadows against the bulkhead. Jack’s eyes narrow, his gaze cutting past the Warden’s posturing to the unnatural stiffness of Jala Dube’s coat. Through a tear in the fabric, the faint, rhythmic pulse of a blue chemical light bleeds through, syncopated with a soft, mechanical whir.
Jack Slay
That’s not a standard prisoner issue. It’s a subspace transmitter, humming at a frequency only a ghost or a saboteur would use.
Jack Slay
You're lying, Warden. If that’s standard contraband, why is it leaking Ion radiation?
Warden
Step aside, Slay. You’re overstepping your jurisdiction. I have orders that supersede your paranoia.
The Warden reaches for his own sidearm, his knuckles white as he moves to shove Jack. Jack’s boots ground into the grating, his stun baton buzzing as he shifts his weight to intercept, his focus locked on the glowing tear in the unconscious woman's pocket.
Quest Complete
Investigate the object in Jala Dube's pocket
Skill Upgrade: Investigation Mediocre