>>456140
that's the twist

Kali!!AwZwHkBGWx 2012/09/19(Wed)18:07 No. 456155 ID: a2d151
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We open fire on the guards.

After a short exchange, we emerge victorious. However, on taking a bullet, Mircea disappears from sight.

I am hit several times, but my armour continually saves me from injury.

Omi takes a few bullets. He's only wearing the same armour as the guards, so he isn't as well protected.

"Omi, are you alright?!"

>"Ugh. Yeah. Scraped on the arm, and feeling winded, but I'll be okay."

We continue down the path. We can't see Mircea, but he can't have gone anywhere.

Those pillars on the wall looks suspiciously like they can be opened.

>We can't see Mircea, but he can't have gone anywhere.
Well, there's not a whole lot of cover in that big open room. He's either behind the ledge above the vault he was standing on before, behind a pillar, behind the raised sections to the left and right, or on the ceiling.

That or he has cloaking an is coming right for you. Optical camo would actually make a melee style viable vs guns, and would fit the Vampire shtick.

Stay in the open so you're harder to ambush, position yourselves so you're watching each other's backs, and begin searching the room.

He's Batmanning it. Shoot up.

Oh, and spread out / backpedal while you're at it so that he doesnt land in your midst and get you in sword range. Have Omi run for a better firing position so he doesn't get sliced.

>>456173
Oh, yeah, this is totally right. The shadow on the floor says he's in the air above you.

Kali!!AwZwHkBGWx 2012/09/19(Wed)22:06 No. 456179 ID: 7c9af7
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I see Mircea's shadow on the ground. He's right above us. I look up only to see him land on the floor before me, his wings beating a heavy wind. With one arm, I turn and shove Omi out of the way. He is far less protected than I am.
With his sword, Mircea snaps the rifle out of my hand. I still have my pistol and my knife, though.

>"Kali... There is no need for this animosity. This is no way to treat a friend. Remember how well we worked together last year? You are truly a skilled warrior. Let us not come to blows over such a meaningless commodity such as money."

"It's not that meaningless, Mircea. without it, you'd never have made it so far in this business."

>"Ah, you refer to my eyes. And it is true, as expensive as they were, I would have perished long ago without them, being 'blind as a bat,' so to speak. But enough of this. It is clear that you have no desire to step down from your task, and I too have the desire for success. I do not wish to Kill you, Kali, and so I will offer you a challenge."

"What sort of challenge?"

>"You will fight me in a duel. You may use your knife, or I have another rapier, if that is what you would prefer. The loser must forfeit their duty!"

I should have guessed. I'm not really good with a sword, but I'm pretty good with my knife. Do I accept his challenge?

Hmm. You're pretty good with a knife, but he specializes in his rapier, and has reach and mass on you. All that puts you at a disadvantage in a duel.

Not that just attacking gives you an advantage, either. He's bigger than you, fast, and has a reach advantage. I don't see how you can draw and fire faster than he can sword you (I suppose you go 2handed, blow with knife, fire with handgun). Your armor will protect you from slashing blows, but I have to assume that blade is made of something strong enough that he can penetrate if he stabs you. You're also in close proximity to your more vulnerable friend, and an immediate attack doesn't come with a free safety net like the duel does. Tactically dicey.

This agents not killing each other thing could be kind of useful, though. ...and I suppose you could always just shoot him if you lose. Hell, Omi will probably do it before you get the chance.

What the hell, go for it.

The only reason he wants to keep you alive is so that he can bed you later. He's obviously not that good of a friend as Omi the way your attitude towards him is, so of course you should suspect ulterior motives like that. He's a nutcase that likes to play fictional stories and cut-scenes out in real life and his language will reflect that desire. I don't see that much of an advantage gained by doing this dual and it would be stupid to ruin your reputation over failing this dumb thing. Hell, you might lose a limb. And it'd be worse if you did it and went back on it mid-fight as that might really piss him off by making yourself come off an dishonorable.
I mean hell, if you wanted to lose and walk away from the battery with your tail between your legs and not kill the enemy, you would have surrendered hours ago in the vents to Omi and his "coworker" he killed. Does he think just because you might lose this battle means you'll just walk away? Just make those men's lives ended meaninglessly over as something as stupid as honor? I mean hell, at least they were killed for money whether you succeeded or died on this mission normally.

If that's power armor he's wearing, could your knife even penetrate it?

>>456179
Accept the challenge, then try to get an opening where you can pull out your pistol and headshot him. It doesn't look like he's using a helmet.

Yes, I'm saying cheat. CHEAT LIKE THE DEVIL HIMSELF. You might even get Omi to take the shot, if you can tell him of the plan with a message like the ones he's been sending to you.

pretty sure he is wearing a helmet, look at those ears.

>>456184
Yeah, cheat. Fuck honor. We're on a speed train to horrible people land here.

>>456229
I think bat ears actually look like this.

Now, I'm no expert, I'm just talking based on a little something I call experienced-based expectation.
Look at those wings. They're HUGE. No matter how well he folds those up, they will always work a bit like a parachute while he's on the ground and slowing him down. His armour also looks bloody heavy. I think you have a serious speed advantage. When he takes to the air, even better. He can't hit you with his sword from there either.
So stick to your pistol, keep away from him and pepper him with bullets. Aim for the head if you can. Should you come across your rifle while running around the room, grab it and increase your bullet output.
Finally, when he starts flying around, anticipate where he will land and make sure to be far away from that place, when he does.

This is the strategy. You should lie and agree to the suicidal duel anyway.

Oh and by the way: That is some awesome art right there.

Just a thought; If you accept the duel and cheat, he may just go after and kill Omni.

Tackle him to the ground right now. He is as off his guard as you are going to get him to be.

>>456286
...
Win-win?

1/2 Kali!!AwZwHkBGWx 2012/09/20(Thu)10:54 No. 456290 ID: 549843
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Ahh, I don't really have a choice. If I win, it would be like him to stick to his word and leave, but even if I lose, I can't leave. I don't care about this.

"Alright Mircea. Have it your way."

I draw my knife.

>"It is good that you humour me."

He raises his sword and twists the handle. A quiet whine emanating from the sword stops.

>"Please, it would be unbecoming of me to take the first strike."

I lash out, and he blocks it quite easily. He strikes back, the sword striking into my armour and failing to do any damage to me. I have a hard time getting any hit against him, and when I do, my weapon is pretty ineffective against him.

He jabs the sword into my shoulder, between the armour, but still, I'm not really hurt.

2/2 Kali!!AwZwHkBGWx 2012/09/20(Thu)10:55 No. 456291 ID: 549843
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Unexpectedly, Mircea is tackled by Omi. Mircea hits the ground with an audible thump. The two are now wrestling on the ground, Omi hard to see amongst the mass of cloak and giant struggling wings that is Mircea.

>"You vermin! Get off of me or you will pay!"

>"No! Kali, do something - quick!"

That nose is a nice big target.

Man, I hope you're a good shot with that pistol.

Well, your options right now are to either pull Omi off, honor your agreement and walk away, or take the opportunity to shoot Mircea.

Since walking away was never an option, you know what to do.

I suppose you could try stunning him in the face or something (fry them fake eyes!) but then you kind of have to close into the mess with the other two. Although, one advantage of going this route is you might be able to fake out Mircea, make as if you're going to pull Omi off until the last moment.

>>456291
Sorry, Merc, we don't give a crap about honor. Omi pushed us into this and I can't let him die because your pissed about him interrupting the dual.
Friends first, honor second. Hope he can understand that.

You could just step on Mirceas sword and pull Omi off of him, but i don't think it is necessary to shoot Mircea.

At the least we should give him one more chance to back off, he might have a change of heart if he is lying on the ground and we have a gun pointed to his head.

But if he continues to be stubborn or tries anything funny you should not hesitate to shoot him.

Get in close like you're going to pull Omi off, but take the opportunity to stab the bat in the face.

>>456291
Shoot him in the face, repeatedly. Don't stop until you're certain he's dead, and when you are, shoot him again.

JESUS, Omi is INSANE.
I mean what the FUCK.

I agree with the other voices. Shoot the guy in the face.

Unless you think Omi can hold him. THen you could totally go and get the battery while they struggle and get the fuck out.

But... By now even I doubt that Omi is setting us up. However, he seems even more like a possessive stalker now.

Kali!!AwZwHkBGWx 2012/09/20(Thu)17:47 No. 456343 ID: 50a68a
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Ohhh, this is bad. I need to do something before he overpowers Omi.

>"Hurry, shoot him, Kali!"

>"What?! No!"

Damn it, I don't have a fucking choice. He'd kill Omi if I let him live, and I can't allow that.

I walk over to him, and place my gun over his face. He futilely puts his hands up to shield himself, and I shoot him in the head.

I help Omi to his feet.

"Thanks Omi. But don't ever do that again."

>"I make no promises."

make out with him

...make absolutely certain he's dead.

Loot any valuable gear. He's a rich, high ranked merk- some of his gear may be valuable. If not to you, on the black market. Maybe the sword- before he turned off that whine for a fair fight, it could probably cut through metal. Maybe the eyes, if you're feeling particularly ghoulish.

Then set about finding a way into that vault. You've only got so long before more security shows up.

>>456343
Check Mircea's pulse to confirm that he's actually dead.

>>456344
later

continue the mission.

Do we CARE if he's really dead? We just need to get the thing and get out. If Mircea survives the shot to the face, fine, but he must be at least unconscious.

Check him to make sure, then have a moment of silence. That wasn't a nice thing to do, and he didn't deserve it. Then move on.

>>456351
Well, we don't want to get jumped by him on the way out, or while cracking the vault.

He also seems the type to take a breach of honor seriously, failure wrecks his rep as a merc, and he's independently wealthy. That means he'll have both motive and opportunity to devote himself to hunting down Kali later. That's not the kind of person you want to leave kicking.

>>456343
Ponder the nature of Omi's and yours relationship. How in the fuck did two soldiers of fortune become so crazily loyal to each other, or at least Omi to you?
If it was a good friendship or relational interest, I'd understand a bit, but this right here goes beyond that simplicity. You seem much more professional than Omi, at least in attitude. You owe him your life a dozen times over, but this is just getting a little too weird. This doesn't seem like love, friendship, lust or any of that shit. What in the hell is going on?

>>456348
Double tap about 12 times first. You've seen enough movies to know better.

>>456408
Shoot him in the head, then grab your rifle and shoot him in the heart... he'd appreciate that.

Make absolutely, 100% certain that he's dead. Really don't want this biting us in the ass later.

Kali!!AwZwHkBGWx 2012/09/21(Fri)03:55 No. 456425 ID: bfe1d4
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Alright, I'd better make sure he can't come back to haunt us. I unload the rest of my magazine into him. He's not going to get up.


>How in the fuck did two soldiers of fortune become so crazily loyal to each other, or at least Omi to you?

Okay, story time!

When I was a lot younger, and new to this kind of job, Omi was just a street urchin. Omi lived in the alleyway that I passed through most days. He'd politely say hello every day, and often I would bring him something to eat in the afternoon, then I'd sit with him and talk for half an hour or whatever. I felt terrible for him.

Nomally I'd do work for smaller businesses, or gangs or whatever. You know, less ambitious, but still ugly work. It didn't pay a huge amount, but because I was good at it, I got a fair amount of jobs. I was becoming better known. Naturally, some employers tasks conflicted with the interests of others.
Anyway, one day I was attacked. The leaders of a minor gang had, in their meth-headed wisdom, decided that I was causing too many problems for them, by killing X or blowing up Y. They confronted me in this alleyway about a block from where Omi lived. There were about four or five of these gang members, armed with bats and knives. They were going to kill me. I didn't have my weapons by my side, and I was unprepared. It was foolish of me to have not forseen it.

But before they could harm me, they were gunned down. All but one, who dropped his weapon and ran screaming. And out from the alley came this kid, with a machine pistol in his hands. It was Omi. I won't ever forget that sight. That was the first time he saved my life. He told me that the small acts of kindness I showed to him meant a lot. When he saw I was in trouble, he had to help. I worried the gang might have come back for him, so I let him stay in my apartment until things blew over.

Of course, Omi already knew about my line of work. Many people from that area did. One day, he asked me if he could tag along 'unofficially.' I allowed it, and it was a good decision, so I let him tag along more often. At the end of each mission, I would give him a small portion of the pay. It was worth it for the backup and extra firepower. Plus, Omi had a proper place to stay, and money. For this, we were grateful for each other's company.

This went on for about two years, until Omi finally got a real contract from a security company. It allowed him to afford a place of his own. Now we both work for the same company, and Omi sees me as the reason that he got out of that alleyway and into a new life. And if it weren't for Omi, I'd be dead.

That's a heartwarming story. I think.

Get yer butt to the device. It kinda looks like a safe, doesn't it?

Right. Time to find a way into the cathedral-vault, then.

Really hope this whole front isn't a bluff- stick the guards and merc in front of not the valuable super-battery just to throw off raiders.

>>456425
That's... really nice.
Anyway, warspoils time!
Loot that fucker up.

...
Okay.
I guess we can trust Omi.. For now...
Call me when you get a boy/girlfriend, because guess what! That's when it's gonna be PARANOIA TIME again!

Now divide the loot.

Kali!!AwZwHkBGWx 2012/09/21(Fri)17:33 No. 456549 ID: 45e87a
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>loot

On Mircea, I find this stuff:

*1000 credits

*Ivory pipe

*Fine rapier w/ particle disruptor

*Regular rapier

*Fancy dagger

Amongst the four guards he was with, there's this shit:

*170 credits

*2 pistols

*2 SMGs

*Miscellaneous personal effects


Over at this big safe thing, there is a large portal and some steps leading to it. The portal doesn't look big enough for a person, although you could crawl through it. Next to the steps is a small computer terminal.

Hmm. The pipe is apt to break. The fancy dagger and rapier might be worth pawning, if you can be bothered to carry them. Money's always good, unless 1000 credits are awkard to carry. The guards' guns aren't much use unless Micrea broke your assault rifle. The best of the lot is probably the disruptor blade. Has potential tactical applications, and is probably expensive.

Check the terminal. I assume it's the lock? Although I suppose we could always try to cut or blast our way in (although that places the target at risk).

I say take the fine rapier and learn to use it.
He was a very honor bound dude, it seems, so I'd be willing to be that he'd like that. Y'know, just to be respectful to someone in the same field as yourself. Also, using swords makes you look cool.

>>456549
Try to use the disruptor rapier to carve through that door. Carefully, just in case the item we're trying to get is right behind it.

>>456573
Or wait, we could just slice open the keypad and hotwire it.

Inspect the computer terminal before slicing through anything.

...we could try just operating the keypad first. We've already seen these guys are idiots with passwords. Try the idiot combinations. 1111, 1234, etc.

Kali!!AwZwHkBGWx 2012/09/21(Fri)22:01 No. 456636 ID: b8ac38
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I instruct Omi to look at the terminal next to the portal while I inspect Mircea's fancy rapier.

It looks like a normal rapier, but when I twist the handle like he did, the whine begins again. It sounds like a dentist's drill, but quieter. This is the disruptive function of the weapon, which makes it so effective. I don't really understand the science, but if I'm not mistaken, the blade emits this field that fucks up the molecules of what enters it, so that when it touches a solid object, it's a bit like you are cutting through a liquid. Of course, the field is microscopically small, so the sword doesn't just 'melt' whatever comes near to it, and so the cut doesn't close up behind the blade. I've never used anything like it before, but that's what I'm told.

>"Hey Kali, there's no password!"

"Are you kidding me?"

>"No, I'm serious! It had a logon prompt, but when you press 'cancel,' it skips the password screen and logs onto an administrator account."

I walk over to where Omi is standing and look over his shoulder.

>"This big machine is some kind of archive or repository. It's got documents, and most of the projects are stored in it. This terminal lets me access them. The files, like the electronic plans and stuff, can be downloaded from this terminal onto a portable drive as well. The actual hardware is kept in 'bays' in this massive wheel. I assume that portal there is how you access them."

"Omi, we're looking for a power unit. I don't know any special name for it, or ID number or something."

>"That's alright. There's only one entry under 'power unit' anyway. This should bring it up."

The giant wheel begins turning. It is smooth and completely silent. When it stops, there is the sound of motors, and something moves down to behind the portal door.

>"It wants a password to open the door."

"I have a key."

Neat.

...man, electronic security here really sucks. Is this some kind of trap?

If either of you have a portable drive on you, you should really copy the plans. And destroy the originals, of course.

>>456636
Go on...

Kali!!AwZwHkBGWx 2012/09/21(Fri)22:50 No. 456665 ID: b8ac38
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I finish cutting through the portal.

There's a small container in there. When I undo the latch, there is a briefcase embedded in some foam.

I take out the briefcase. Inside it is the battery we've been chasing. Finally, it's ours.


>If either of you have a portable drive on you, you should really copy the plans. And destroy the originals, of course.

Oh yeah. I throw my portable drive to Omi.

"Copy the plans onto this, and delete the originals, please."

When he's done, Omi returns the drive to me. Great. We have fulfilled our mission. I call Efrence.

"Hey, we've got your magic battery. Send someone to grab us, and we will be there in a few minutes."

>"We?"

Oh uh... Shit, what do I tell him? Would he want to know Omi was in on this?

Well, trying to lie or cover up now would just come off bad. Might as well be honest- Omi's tendency to show up on your missions has to be in your case file. I doubt your employer will be happy to have another person in the loop, but oh well. They're getting what they paid for, and they should be used to trusting mercs to confidentiality agreements.

Besides, you can't leave him here.

"Oui oui, we. Where should I expect to be picked up?"

Yes, we. I decided that I'd bring extra resources. You don't care how I do it as long as it gets done, yes?

Suggestion 2012/09/21(Fri)23:58 No. 456699 ID: 6a1ec2
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Battery is disappointed in you, Kali.

>>456665
>>"We?"
"Two. Don't be late."

>>456665
Well, how is Omi going to get out otherwise? If Omi can get out on his own, we COULD just say "Yeah, me and the battery."

Just look meaningfully at him- he should either nod or shake his head.

Kali!!AwZwHkBGWx 2012/09/22(Sat)00:46 No. 456720 ID: d0772d
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I try to look meaningfully at Omi.

He looks behind himself and then looks really confused.

"Yeah, I acquired some assistance, who also requires extraction."

>"Kali, you are not to bring civilians into our operations."

"Chill out, dude. He's one of yours, too."

>"Whatever. Be on the rooftop soon."


We'd better get moving. I don't know what floor this is - I assume it's a basement - but we have to get to the roof. There is probably more fighting yet to come, and my assault rifle is fucked.

>>456720
Just use your pistol. You'll be carrying the briefcase anyway.

Or grab one of the SMGs. Check the suitcase for bugs and tracking devices.

tape the 2 smgs together that way you get double the firepower in one hand.

Stairwell. Screw the elevator. How tall is this building?

Warn Omi that if he wasn't actually hired like he said he was, that will be bad for his reputation as a mercenary. And even if he was, it really sounds like it was on the down low, and the extraction team may shoot him out of suspicion, either by them themselves or their superiors their informing over radio which probably also aren't aware of Omi's presence. There might actually be infighting between some superiors over this secrecy or he's been used in some foolish plot or something.

Tell Omi that he should really research and think about what his employer's are asking him to do next time, if they ask you to do something potentially stupid, which may not even concern the mission itself but instead things like causing infighting inside a business like I said earlier. Secrecy can be pretty great, but it can be pretty stupid too, specially with the stupid, scheming white collars you work for. You're not lecturing him or mommying him at all, you're just giving him a pointer. Employers can be really dumb sometimes. Don't do everything they say without sufficient capital to back that up, and charge higher for how stupid the actions are if you're going to do them anyway.

>>456743
This.

>>456734
Paranoid Anon? d3894b deserves that name more than you, sir!

stairs, and are we equipped for scaling the exterior ? also smg's are fun, they are like smaller mg's; not really but its better than a broken assault rifle

>>456835
Who's d3894b? Ctrl + f couldn't find him.

>>456835
Funny. Seeing how that's actually me.

Kali!!AwZwHkBGWx 2012/09/22(Sat)17:14 No. 456955 ID: 7644aa
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We go back up the laboratory elevator. It doesn't have all the floors, so we just go back to where I was prior to encountering Omi.

There is still a gaping hole in the floor, unsurprisingly. I could go down that, and I would arrive back on level two, from where I could use the stairs of the building.

Or I could see if this elevator takes us up to the level 9 laboratory, but I don't know how to get to the roof from there - the labs seem to be somewhat different to the other floors.

I still have two remote charges with which to create entryways and otherwise radically redecorate this building.

go down and use the stairs

>>456958
Yeah, elevators are just death traps.

They will probably have guards posted down at that entrance to the stairs. Instead, let's blast through a wall to find some stairs on this level.

>>456955
I'm tempted to use the detpacks to just blow a hole in the roof... but I get the feeling we'll need them later.

Take the stairs.

1/2 Kali!!AwZwHkBGWx 2012/09/23(Sun)00:05 No. 457162 ID: b8f5a8
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Me and Omi hop down the hole in the floor and crawl back to where the access hatch was. When we drop down at the second floor, some guards run around the corner.

>"Hey, it's you again!"

I decide to have a go at using Mircea's sword. One guy points a pistol at me, so I swing the sword at his hand. It comes off so easily, it's pretty amazing. Blood sprays from the wound and the guard stumbles back. He grabs the stump of his arm and howls in pain. His partner drops his gun and scrambles, but runs into a glass door. He falls over before half getting to his feet and bumbling off in a different direction.

2/2 Kali!!AwZwHkBGWx 2012/09/23(Sun)00:05 No. 457163 ID: b8f5a8
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When I get into the stairwell, I see a bunch of white helmets peek over the railings of the flights above. If you've got a good way of taking them down without sabotaging my own chance of escape, now's the time to share it.

>>457163
Err... Well, if we had a sniper rifle we could use that. It looks like we're well and proper fucked here though. They have cover and we don't.

I say take the elevator up partway so you don't have to deal with as many of them.

Tell them that we already took down Mircea easily so we could easily kill all of you mooks.
So if they wanna live they better get out of our way!

If that does not work lets take the elevator

...begin laughing like a crazy person, while gesturing with the blood-soaked sword. Or the severed arm, if you have it. Maybe you can get them to crack.

Kali!!AwZwHkBGWx 2012/09/23(Sun)04:17 No. 457227 ID: cf03c7
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I go back outside and find the man holding his severed hand in the hallway. I tell Omi to hold the briefcase, as I am going to take a gamble. I take the hand from the guard and go back into the stairwell.

The guards are running down the stairs. I hold the hand and the sword above my head and start laughing. Either I am going to look ridiculous and get shot, or they will be terrified. I need to yell something menacing.

"Er.. I've killed dozens of you today! Ahaha!"

Well, that was dumb. They aren't moving, but then I hear one yell at the others.

>"It's close-quarters! If that's a disruptor sword, we're fucked!"

They start shuffling up the stairs, trying to push past one another. I run up after them, but not too fast. I don't want them to realise I'm totally untrained with this thing.

Pause to smear blood all over yourself.

Cut the Safety railing with the sword to make some scary noises and hopefully sparks.

>Either I am going to look ridiculous and get shot, or they will be terrified.

Impressive. You managed both at the same time!

And what kid of training would you possibly need. Just keep the business end away from your face and you're golden.

Anyway, proceed upw- wait. Waaait.

>I tell Omi to hold the briefcase, as I am going to take a gamble.
>I tell Omi to hold the briefcase
>Omi hold the briefcase

...
Once you're at the top of the stairs, drop the arm and take the briefcase. Did you check that thing for a tracking device yet?
Don't forget to check that thing for a tracking device.

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I make a lot more noise, yelling and hitting the sword into various things on the way up the stairs.

The guards are fleeing from me. Most of the ones further away from me escape into doors along the way, but the ones closer to me don't see the opportunity to do that, so they keep running.

Cutscene 2/4 Kali!!AwZwHkBGWx 2012/09/24(Mon)02:56 No. 457504 ID: 571929
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And when they make it out onto the roof, our ride is there to gun them down. I wait behind the door until the shooting is over, Then I cautiously approach.

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These aren't normal guards like the ones Venzimu has. The company recruits them more like soldiers, and they aren't from their own security company, but hired internally.

>"Do you have the item?"

"Yeah, it's right here."

>"Who is this with you?"

"It's Omi, you know..."

>"Alright. Get on."

I'm less excited about payment than just getting home and going to sleep. It's only 6 AM and I feel like I've been at it all day.

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When I get back, Efrence is waiting in the board room.

>"I heard about an explosion in the Venzimu R&D building on the television. That is your usual way of being discreet, I see. Most importanly, do you have the power unit?"

"Yeah yeah. Here."

I hand the case to Efrence, who opens it right away.

>"Yes, excellent. This looks to be in order. Did you encounter much resistance."

"Nothing we couldn't handle. So, can I go now?"

>"Very well. Your payment will be in later today. We shall call upon you, should we need your services in the future. And Omi; don't do that again."

Omi looks smug.

>"I make no promises.

Efrence rolls his eyes and walks out of the conference room.

I turn to Omi.

"Thanks for coming along Omi. It was a surprise, but I really appreciate it."

He smiles.

END

>>457507
Yay! Good end.

>>457506

While I' am happy at the good end and all, there is one thing left to answer. If I recall correctly, Omi downloaded all of the project plans from the archive.

Considering that Venzimu probably has other projects, product schematics and such on that archive, did you get any bonus for that portable drive's contents? After all, detailed knowledge and schematics of every other project and products Venzimu has, should earn your employers a pretty penny considering they can deal with copyright infringement or at the very least that is what they implied in your briefing... I think.

Regardless, did you get a bonus for the portable drive?

>>457519

Let's say yes.

>>457520

Eh, good enough. :) Enjoy your cuddle and good night.

whoa
wait what
that was short

Is there going to be more?

Well that went suspiciously well.
It's almost like... Venzimu WANTED US TO STEAL IT!
QUICK CALL EFRENCE ABOUT THE BOMB
Oh wait this is over. Nevermind. Hope you're not done questing for good!

I have to say, I'm somewhat disapointed we found a non-lethal way to bypass all those guards only to have our ride massacre them.

Oh well. Moral of the story: it sucks to be a grunt.

Omi's total disregard for authority is kind of cute.

>>457507
Literally all of the adorables. There's none left, guys, it's all in here. Go home.