Red light pulses over smoke and bent steel. The security shutter seals Sally off from The Rose and Devlan, but the drive is warm in her grip, heavy with stolen answers.
The Rose
Sally, go! We will hold this line!
Devlan Mitchel
If you can find a stairwell, take it. No heroics, just move!
A turret clatters somewhere above the ceiling panels, then whirs toward the corridor. Sparks spit from a blown conduit near Sally's feet.
Sally
The drive is the clue. The exit has to be ahead.
Sally bolts forward, the red-lit corridor stretching toward a side door marked EXIT. Behind her, The Rose braces under the shutter and Devlan snaps up his weapon toward the ceiling.
At the far end, a surviving federal guard rounds the corner, startled by Sally and the drive in her hand. For one sharp second, the hallway becomes a choice, run or fight, and the stolen data points straight at the truth she came for.
✓ Quest Accepted
Escape the records wing
“I use my super strength and punch the guard right in the face!”
SUCCESS (Great Strength, rolled +2)
Sally closes the distance in one brutal blur and drives her fist into the guard’s face. His head snaps sideways, sidearm skittering across the floor as he goes down hard against the wall.
The red corridor stutters with alarm light. Smoke rolls past the shattered doorway behind her, and the drive stays locked in Sally’s hand.
The Federal Guard
Ngh... stop her!
He tries to push up, dazed and off balance, but the corridor is already slipping past him.
Devlan Mitchel
Good hit. Keep moving, Sally!
The Rose
Go, now!
Ahead, the EXIT door waits under a blinking red indicator, while the security shutter groans lower behind her. The guard is down, but the corridor still demands a choice.
“I sprint for the EXIT door”
SUCCESS (Legendary Agility, rolled +3)