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While she was busy with that, you and Felicia occupied yourselves with planning out multiple escape routes, as well as multiple points of entry that Araña might be interested in exploring. By the time she’d finished creating two presets for her disguise, Ana and Prowler were in position to proceed with the rest of the operation.
You were as ready as you were going to be with incomplete blueprints and a rough idea of how to navigate the facility from having Ana squeeze the information out her first target. You weren’t sure if you wanted to know how she’d managed to get him to sing, so you just put it out of your mind for the time being.
At the very least, you now had a decent grasp of their facility’s layout, as well as how to find your way to the archive room. Maybe they’d have some blueprints for you there. There was only one way to find out.
<span class="mu-r">“Everyone ready to roll?”</span> you asked.
Araña held up a finger without looking up from her work. <span class="mu-r">“Uno momento. Just need to wait a little longer in order for the A.I. to crack this codex. It’s the only way any of us will be able to navigate their security systems.”</span>
<span class="mu-b">“There’s a saying that the more advanced another civilization’s technology is, the more intuitive it is for the uninitiated to understand.”</span> Cat reasoned. <span class="mu-b">“So long as they don’t have a completely alien setup in their archive room, we should be able to find our way around.”</span>
<span class="mu-r">“I just hope it isn’t like the computer room in Alien. You know, MU-TH-UR 6000. The one with all the buttons and shiny, blinking lights.”</span>
Both girls turned to look at you.
<span class="mu-r">“What? Has no one seen Alien? That thing looks like an absolute nightmare to navigate! If they don’t have a manual, we might be there all day. Like, put a label or a symbol somewhere, man! I can’t even navigate my tv remote without glancing at the symbols every now and again.”</span>
<span class="mu-r">“Then let’s hope Rollo picked up the habit of labeling things properly from human society.”</span> Araña said.
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Once preparations were finished, you all slipped out of the hotel and agreed to meet up at Area 52. Somewhere along the way, you activated the cloaking device and assumed the form of a seemingly non-descript Mr. Anderson, that was so bland looking in appearance, he could practically blend in anywhere.
Cat’s form wasn’t much more impressive. She was younger-looking than you were, with short hair pulled back into a bun, and a slightly severe expression. Araña’s appearance was the most shocking, as she had assumed the disguise of a young girl with bubblegum pink hair and an equally colorful hoodie, with some sort of cute, alien-monster thing slung over her shoulder as a backpack.
She was easily noticeable in a crowd, but she was so obviously not herself that you had no issues with her assuming this form.
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