Three days later, Gremlin sits in Blood And Oil Cyber-Clinic beneath diagnostic lights, with the bank operation’s testing data arranged beside the repaired cloak module.
Sawbones
The field logs confirm stable mobility, preserved evidence capture, and one repeatable reserve failure. We can discuss stronger scatter cells and faster recovery circuits.
Before the consultation can continue, every clinic monitor flickers. The displays switch to an unauthorized live feed from 8-Bit Aurora, Gremlin’s favorite arcade.
Troll-Lord fills the broadcast in colorful, lightly plated power armor beneath an oversized glossy helmet, their masked face framed by flashing arcade cabinets and drifting smoke.
Troll-Lord
Mosaic, behold the future of entertainment! Gremlin, get to 8-Bit Aurora if you want to stop me before the high score becomes history.
The feed shows Troll-Lord’s armored silhouette vaulting across a laser-tag arena as alarms and game music collide. Public displays outside the clinic repeat the challenge.
Sawbones
The broadcast is hijacking civic displays, but the clinic remains secure. Shall we continue our upgrade consultation, or should I preserve this transmission for later analysis?
✓ Quest Accepted
Protect the civilians from Troll-Lord
✓ Quest Accepted
Identify who enabled Troll-Lord’s civic broadcast hijacking