The Roads We Take

[ZeroParadox]

With a sigh he'll acknowledge, "Alright, I'll be right there. Shower is fine by the way." On the way he'll wonder just what the heck she found this time.

[TheUnknown]

When you reach the bridge you see that she pulled out a strand of wiring that somehow bonded to a collar. "Do I even bother asking who this came from? Have a hard time believing that a dog lost it" She says holding the thing by the wiring.

[That_One_Guy]

The elevator ride was annoying with the music that hurt his head like a hammer blow but he was glad that it wasn't a long ride up as he finally reached the third floor and quickly exited the machinery as quiet as possible, he heard the sound of people behind a wall and attempted to avoid there, heading towards the chief's office as quickly and as quietly as possible.

[TheUnknown]

Looking around you see that the wall the noise is coming from is the chief's office, but further inspection reveals a nearby door which leads into it from the back. The other door, that leads into the front, is across the room past the noisy wall.

[ZeroParadox]

"Ah, yes, she was another interesting story.", Friday will say cheerfully, "Did you want to hear it?"

[That_One_Guy]

Seeing the two doors that lead into the chiefs office, Garian voted to take the front door as it was further away from the voices and may allow him to get the jump and upper hand on the people inside.

[TheUnknown]

Friday

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"I mean you're gonna tell it at some point so may as well" Katherina says getting back up under the console and checking to see if there were any other potential hazards lurking about.

Garian

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You enter into the front door and see a small waiting like room made out of the front of the office. A guard is looking out the window seemingly on edge, but he doesn't notice you enter. He is the only person between you and the office with the leaders in it.

[Lynxy]

"Here is my deal." She starts coldly. "I need to find your boss. You probably want to live, maybe even escape the incoming police raid. Helping me will get you the first thing. Helping me quickly might achieve the second."

[That_One_Guy]

He sighed, having hoped that no one was here but oh well. He stealthily approached the guard looking out the window and quickly jumped up and attempted to slit his throat to keep him from alerting anyone, especially his leaders. He would like a word with them after all on his terms.

[lilbooth]

Riya attached what gear she could to herself and her weaponry on her way to the leader. She listened to the current dilemma that the crew had found themselves in. "Where do the other two smaller corridors lead?" Was her first question, "And why did we need to restore the main power drives, can't we just load onto ships in the hanger and leave?" She continued now a bit puzzled by the dire situation. "Can we get the ship operational again? If we restore the power can we get this thing moving? We don't have enough smaller vessels to move all the crew, half of us will starve to death before we can get everyone to safety. Ya know what, I'm not too good at looking at the big picture. Tell me where to go and what to kill, preferably I'll get my shit back somewhere between here and there."

[TheUnknown]

Sirpa

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"I ain't a squealer you won't make me talk!" He coldly snares. You could try to persuade him, but no telling if he would break or if you would have enough time.

Garian

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The guard lets out a gasp, but other than that is permanently silenced by your attack. His blood hits the window, but you manage to let his body down gently and silently.

Riya

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"The two smaller corridors lead to the back half of the ship where the bridge and main storage vault are located. We had tried to retake the hanger before, but then we were a full squad. With only two of us left you can imagine how that went. We need the power to unseal the security doors guarding the remaining transports. When everything started someone locked down the storage hangers. No good for us to have the hanger, but no ships to escape in" the squad leader says morbidly. "Lure the beast to us, kill them, seal the two corridors, and then we move on to the next task. Dismissed".

[lilbooth]

Riya didn't feel like wasting any time. She was sort of between excited and agitated. She gave the squad leader a simple nod and turned away from him. She began walking through the camp and stopped once she had reached the barricade. She had a simple enough task, lure out the beasts so they could be gunned down. She made sure that there wasn't anything actively attacking the camp before she left. She was pretty confident that she could easily get a large crowd of creatures to chase her. She was a pretty good runner and if her legs were too slow her mind could carry her even faster.

[That_One_Guy]

With a smirk on his lips, he let the body down and moved towards the next room slowly, he wanted to take a peak and see what he can find out before going in and killing them. He needed to make sure they weren't looking his way first and foremost.

[TheUnknown]

Riya

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You make your way to the main path of the camp seeing the large barricade erected from various crates and anything that could be scraped together. When you pass through the small gate you find the horrid sight of death. Crew members and infected littering the whole corridor with a mix of blood and the dark substance that seaps from the infected. The smell is positively repulsing and the sight isn't much better. Stomaching through it you find the crossroads where you can hear the faint shambling if the infected in the distance of the corridors.

Garian

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You are able to snag a peek into the room and see that it is darkly lit making it easier for you to go unnoticed. The bulk of the people in the room are criminals in suits of varying types and styles showing their apparent class and profits. They are all gathered around a table and appear to be in intense conversation with a small communicator on the table.

[That_One_Guy]

Hearing them talking to someone on the communicator made Garian curious. Slowly and with caution he moved further up to the table to get a better hearing on the conversation to find out what they were talking about and possibly who they were talking to.

[ZeroParadox]

Friday chuckles and shares a summary of the story, "Alright, I won't drag out the tale as I can tell you don't really care. The collar was part of an ensemble she was wearing and during a particularly heated moment it came loose and vanished. Couldn't find it afterwards and amusingly enough one of the systems up here stopped working properly around the same time. Never tied the two events together until now, I guess."

[lilbooth]

Though being bait wasn't exactly her favorite role, she knew that she needed the help of the mercs to get back her belongings. So took a deep breath, immediately regretted doing so, and then took off down the corridor. She would go stealthily at first, see how many she could get past before getting them to chase her. If she only lured one or two at a time then she would be at this for hours. She needed to get deep into their territory and capture the attention of a sizeable force.

[Lynxy]

"Fair enough." Sirpa said simply as she stood up over him and pointed her pistol down at his stomach. "Come with me, or I'll break you and bring you along anyway." She gestured toward her car and would lead him there if he cooperated.

[TheUnknown]

Friday

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"How you haven't been killed or captured yet seems rather astonishing to me. Figured some junkie whore would have mistaken you for a punching bag and let loose on you" Katherina sarcastically calls out from inside the panel. A few moments later you see another system return to operating standings. "It's always so hot under those panels" she says sliding out and wiping some sweat off of her forehead. The outfit didn't help much there as you could see visible signs of perspiration on the suit.

Sirpa

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He is silent for a moment before getting up and following you. It's obvious he doesn't trust you, but he knows that this will at least buy him time.

Garian

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You aren't able to make out any of the conversation with the distance between you. Getting any closer would risk detection though it could be worth the risk.

Riya

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Going down the hall you manage to sneak past many of the shambling corpses and soon find yourself in a room filled with the beast. A rather large enough group to start back and cause a chain reaction.

[ZeroParadox]

"Oh, well here, let me help with that.", Friday will offer as he lays his hands on the metal surface and channels a simple cooling cantrip into it. "That should help pull the heat out of there."