Seven spots a raised freight causeway ahead, linking the relay district to Warehouse Fourteen above the exposed service blocks. The crew follows Chuck beneath the rail supports, with Trapreem, Meech, Lucose, and Rasan carrying the evidence and recorder.
A fortified toll booth crowns the causeway entrance. Three survivors watch from sandbagged windows; a middle-aged woman in a faded orange raincoat, lean and weathered-faced, with cropped dark hair and dark work clothes raises a flashlight, while two others keep rifles trained through the slits.
The Booth Signaler
Stop there. Batteries, rations, or one piece of your recorded proof. Pick what gets you across.
The flashlight cuts across Chuck's LED mask and the utility cart. Behind the booth, the causeway is clear, but its locked gate and narrow approach leave little room to maneuver.
Seven
This route avoids the exposed service blocks. We do not give away proof until we know who controls that gate.
Meech
Booth has cover, but the windows are too disciplined. Watch the side walls, Chuck. This could be a toll, or a trap.
Seven steps into the lead and signals the crew to hold formation. Meech studies the booth's firing angles while Trapreem keeps the recorder protected, and the survivors wait above the closed gate.