The apartment entryway smells of rain and wet fur. Sho remains beside Cobalt’s fading harness, blood slipping from his scraped palm onto the tile.
Azazel
Sit down. You’re cleaning this properly, and don’t argue with me for once.
Azazel drags the first-aid kit from beneath the counter, muttering as he rinses Sho’s palm and presses gauze against the torn skin. Gill rises from Sho’s shadow.
Gill
I recovered this before we left.
Gill drops a torn strip of facility material onto the counter. Printed characters show part of a transfer code, followed by a destination reference: East Island warehouses.
Azazel
East Island? That’s where they’re sending whatever they took from the lab. We can follow it, but the whole district may be watching.
Azazel secures the bandage and studies the fragment under the kitchen light. Beyond the apartment, rain ticks softly against the window while the unfinished trail waits between them.
✓ Quest Accepted
Determine what was taken from the lab