Vincenzo steps into the safe room, all hard angles and clipped urgency. He shuts the door behind him with one hand, then lifts his phone so Nikki can see the map glow on the screen.
Vincenzo Capozzi
My people tracked the black van to an industrial district nearby. We move now, before the trail goes cold.
Faith straightens off the couch, her attention snapping to the screen. The room feels smaller with the weight of the warning hanging in it.
Faith
If he is there, we do not let him keep the advantage.
Nichole "Nikki" Capozzi
Industrial district. That means warehouses, loading bays, blind corners.
Vincenzo looks from Nikki to Faith, already halfway into action. Outside the door, the corridor stays quiet, but the clock feels loud now.
Vincenzo Capozzi
This is how we find who is pulling the strings. If that fixer wants information, we take the ground under his feet first.
✓ Quest Accepted
Reach the industrial district
✓ Quest Accepted
Find who is pulling the strings
Nichole "Nikki" Capozzi leaves small safe room behind and arrives at industrial district.
“Grab my coat and follow Vincenzo toward the exit.”
SUCCESS (Superb Agility, rolled +1)
The industrial district opens around Nikki in strips of wet asphalt, chain-link shadows, and stacked warehouse walls. A fresh breeze carries oil, cold metal, and the far-off thump of freight doors.
Vincenzo is already there at the curb, phone lowered now, scanning the rows of loading bays like he expects the street itself to answer him.
Nikki catches her coat and slips it on in one quick motion, the fabric settling as she falls in beside him without breaking stride.
Vincenzo Capozzi
Black van’s last ping was two blocks east. We start there.
He tilts the phone toward a cracked service road, where tire tracks cut through a thin sheen of rain.
Faith
Stay close. If he’s watching, he sees all of us now.
Ahead, a roll-up warehouse door sits half open, spilling a narrow band of white light into the dark. Something moves just beyond it.
Quest Complete
Reach the industrial district