The bar churns beneath violet ads and stale synth-beer fumes. Crowds pack the counter, shoulder to shoulder, while security drones hover uselessly near the ceiling.
Three drunk patrons crowd a young adult woman and a lean young adult man in work jackets. Chrome knuckles gleam under their sleeves, and broken glass freckles the counter.
The Bartender
Hey, easy! Take it outside, all right?
The bartender, a compact brown-skinned woman in a dark apron with a square jaw, a middle-aged woman with a shaved scalp and a trembling cybernetic hand, ducks as one drunk slams a fist beside the register.
The Drunk Patron
They told us to quiet down. Now they want to play superior?
Another drunk shoves the lean man hard toward Ana. As he stumbles, the young woman catches Ana's eye, her copper cheek implant blinking a desperate amber.
Mara
Please.
✓ Quest Accepted
Protect the cornered patrons from the drunks
“I pick up one of the drinks and start crying him outside”
SUCCESS (Legendary Strength, rolled +3)
Ana grips a half-full synth-beer from the counter, then catches the the the drunk patron patron by his jacket and lifts him cleanly off balance.
The Drunk Patron
Hey! Put me down, chromehead!
His boots scrape uselessly across the floor as Ana carries him through the crowd. People part fast, and the remaining two drunks freeze beneath the hovering drones.
The Bartender
Back door's yours! Keep going, big one!
Ana shoulders through the service exit and deposits the the the drunk patron patron on the rain-slick alley pavement, drink still steady in their other hand. The door locks behind them.
The Drunk Patron
What the hell are you supposed to be?
A security drone pivots above the alley, scans the the drunk patron's chrome knuckles, and tags him with a bright municipal restraint warning. The bar's exterior camera records Ana as the intervener.
Quest Complete
Protect the cornered patrons from the drunks
+ New Item Acquired
Synth-beer