Kantorou Mashashiba
My lungs burn like they are filled with broken glass. Matoya is dragging me, but that heavy thud of boots behind us is not fading. Whoever that red haired monster was, he left a wake of chaos.
Matoya Kaririba
Keep moving, Kantorou. The subway stairs are just ahead. We lose them in the tunnels, or we do not make it back to the base at all.
They tumble down the slick concrete stairs, descending into the belly of the abandoned Osaka subway station. The air is thick with the scent of ozone and ancient, damp earth.
Kantorou Mashashiba
Wait. Stop. Someone is waiting for us near the turnstiles.
The Stranger
The Asura Sōchō looks rather worse for wear. I suggest you drop the bag, unless you want to lose more than just your pride tonight.
Kantorou Mashashiba
Not another one. My knuckles ache for a fight, but my body is screaming for a rest. I cannot let them take the cash.
+ Scene Quest Added
Escape the subway station
+ Story Quest Added
Protect the duffel bag
“Matoya the hell happened to the car? *I use my investigation skill to find a leaving train*”
SUCCESS (Legendary Investigation, rolled +0)
Kantorou Mashashiba
Matoya, what the hell happened to the car? We were supposed to have an extraction point.
Matoya Kaririba
The engine block was shot to hell back at the depot. I thought we could make it on foot.
Kantorou Mashashiba
He is stalling. I need to get out of this underground deathtrap.
Kantorou narrows his eyes, ignoring the stranger's demand. He scans the tracks, his legendary instinct cutting through the gloom. A faint, rhythmic hum vibrates through the soles of his boots.
Kantorou Mashashiba
There. A maintenance light flickers near the service tunnel. The third rail is still live, and the vibrations match the schedule of an old cargo transport still running the night line.
Kantorou Mashashiba
Forget the money, Matoya. We are jumping that freight train. When I move, you run for the platform edge.
“*we keep the duffel as we run to it using agility*”
SUCCESS (Great Agility, rolled +0)
Kantorou Mashashiba
The stranger expects me to throw down the bag. He is going to be disappointed.
Kantorou Mashashiba
Matoya, on my mark. Don't look back.
Kantorou shifts his weight, the heavy duffel bag pressed firmly against his ribs. He explodes into motion, his boots scraping the grit as he lunges toward the platform edge.
The Stranger
You are foolish to run into a tomb, boy!
The stranger lunges, his hand outstretched to snatch the straps, but Kantorou pivots with fluid grace. He dances around the man, using his momentum to shield the cargo.
Kantorou Mashashiba
Matoya, now! Jump!
A massive steel beast roars out of the darkness, its headlights cutting through the thick subterranean dust. Kantorou stands at the precipice of the platform, the freight train rushing toward them with bone-rattling intensity.
“*using athletics we kick jump off the stranger onto the train finally safe*”
SUCCESS (Great Athletics, rolled +1)
Kantorou Mashashiba
This is it. If I time this right, I leave this rat in the dust.
Kantorou Mashashiba
Matoya, catch the rail or die trying!
Kantorou Mashashiba plants his boot firmly into the stranger's chest, using the man's own shock as a springboard.
The Stranger
You arrogant brat!
With an explosive burst of adrenaline, Kantorou Mashashiba vaults through the swirling debris, his fingers clawing for the cold, oil-slicked metal of the passing freight car.
Kantorou Mashashiba
The wind is deafening. I have to keep my grip on the bag. If I slip now, it is all over.
Quest Complete
Escape the subway station
Attribute Upgrade: Agility Great→Superb