Thomas parks the secured utility truck at the surveyed turnout, locks the cab, and checks its two exits. Maya remains at Belmont, while Thomas, Charlie, Daniel, Evan, Andre, and Rosa continue on foot.
Downtown Nashville stretches ahead beneath hard daylight. Biters crowd intersections and storefronts, while others slump over parked cars; the brightest streets remain passable, though every movement demands patience.
Daniel Roberts
The construction-supply route is two blocks ahead. I marked the loading entrance and the retreat turns, but we should stay off the main intersection.
Evan Cole
There’s a quieter side approach through those offices. Fewer infected, better cover, and it reconnects with the supply route near the western entrance.
The team advances in a tight formation, charged UV lamps ready but unused. Radios stay low, weapons remain controlled, and Daniel refreshes the route marks whenever the group reaches cover.
Thomas Roberts
We keep the truck as our extraction option, babe. Scout the side approach first, document what we can, and recover UV lights only if the route stays clear.
At the next corner, Evan finds a faded service sign pointing toward the construction yard, while a second marker suggests an alternate entrance. The team pauses to choose which route to verify.
✓ Quest Accepted
Establish a viable route to the construction yard
“Charlie says he would prefer to try the alternate entrance. He's hoping they will find fewer infected that way. But he's not counting on it.”
SUCCESS (Legendary Reasoning, rolled +0)
Charlie Moore
I’d prefer to verify the alternate entrance first. Maybe there are fewer infected that way, but I’m not counting on it.
Thomas Roberts
Then we take the quieter approach, babe. Everyone stays close, and we turn back if the cover disappears.
The team slips through the office frontage, moving between abandoned desks and sunlit windows. Inside, the air smells of dust, old carpet, and stale decay, but no infected stir.
Evan Cole
The passage is clear so far. It reconnects with the western entrance through that service corridor, and we have two exits behind us.
Daniel marks the verified route while Andre and Rosa watch opposite angles. Through the corridor’s glass, several Biters shuffle around the main approach, leaving the alternate entrance noticeably quieter.
Daniel Roberts
Confirmed. Fewer infected here, better cover, and a clean retreat to the offices. I’m marking this as our primary approach.
The team reaches the western entrance without drawing attention. The construction yard lies beyond the doors, visible through dusty glass, with stacked materials and parked vehicles waiting inside.
Quest Complete
Establish a viable route to the construction yard