The filament remains inert beneath Mina’s collar. Nyx’s inspection reveals a thin paper folder sealed inside its casing, untouched by the electronic cutoff.
Inside are Otho Renn’s signed authorization, a payment trail through Meridian Civic Assurance, and a heavily redacted name. Vera keeps the agents covered while Asha guards the sealed house systems.
Palisade Retrieval Agent 1
That seal is physical, not part of our briefing. It passed through custody with the folder already closed.
Palisade Retrieval Agent 2
I do not recognize the redacted name. The payment entries are genuine, but the last page was added after our contract copy.
The final page carries the same seal impression, yet its paper stock and ink timing do not match the authorization. Its wording points toward a second target without naming one.
Mina Ortez
Someone wanted us to find this. The custody chain proves the folder traveled with them, not that the last page came from Renn.
Rain ticks against the open doorway. The captured agents remain restrained and alive, the folder lies between the group, and its planted final page waits for Nyx’s next decision.
✓ Quest Accepted
Establish whether the sealed folder is reliable evidence against Otho Renn
✓ Quest Accepted
Identify the second target named by the planted page