Armorhide sits dormant beneath the parking structure, disguised as a battered military Hummer. Fluorescent tubes flicker overhead while distant moans echo between concrete pillars.
A female CDC researcher in her thirties, lean beneath a white lab coat and red emergency vest, yanks open the cab door. Her short brown hair is streaked with dust, and a cracked ID badge swings at her throat.
the CDC researcher
Inside, quickly. Please, I need somewhere secure.
She climbs into the cab with a small immune child bundled in a yellow raincoat, then kicks the door shut. The child clutches a sealed specimen case against their chest.
the CDC researcher
The vaccine work depends on this child staying alive. There has to be another exit.
Zombies pour between the pillars, surrounding the Hummer from three directions. Hands slap against the windows as the researcher scans the dashboard, searching for controls she does not understand.
the CDC researcher
Come on, start. Just start!
✓ Quest Accepted
Get the immune child to safety
“Lose the Attitude Human begins to start then drives through”
SUCCESS (Good Agility, rolled -2)
The Hummer’s dead dashboard floods with blue light. Armorhide’s energy core surges, ignition catching with a violent growl that rolls through the parking structure.
The engine’s roar scatters the nearest dead for only a heartbeat. Armorhide lunges forward, tires shrieking as the vehicle punches through the surrounding crowd.
the CDC researcher
Hold on! Keep moving! The ramp is ahead!
Bodies strike the armored grille and tumble aside as Armorhide forces a path between concrete pillars. The Hummer bursts from the encirclement and reaches the exit ramp.
The cost lands immediately: the left front tire tears against a jagged parking barrier, bleeding air with a harsh hiss while the engine labors.
the CDC researcher
We’re out! You got us out!
the immune child
The loud truck is safe.
Quest Complete
Get the immune child to safety