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[GUNSLINGER'S GRIT] Luckily, your group manages an empty spot on the train car with enough space for all six of you to hang around in.
You open the box to find...
>MODIFIED VX-9-BN GAS GRENADE x2 (Filled with a modified VX-NINE gas that erases the soul. Inflicts SOUL ROT when breathed in, reducing all stats by 6 while active.)
Hoo boy. You forgot how good the items Benjamin can make are. You imagine this can instakill a lot of regular humans and weaken otherwise nasty threats.
You find yourself staring out of a window, waiting to arrive at Q-Company's district. You take this time to check up on FORGOTTEN SIGNAL for some quick advice on the mission.
"...CURRENTLY ALL FIVE ARE...NOT IN ACTIVE DANGER. HOWEVER, EXPECT HEAVY RESISTANCE FROM THE FOXTROTS AS YOU TRY TO SAVE THEM. TOO STUBBORN AND COCKY FOR OWN GOOD."
"DO NOT BE SCARED TO LEVERAGE...CORPORATE FAVOR IF NEED BE. THAT IS HOW THESE FAMILIES...TALK."
"UNKNOWN WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR INTERCEPTING SIGNAL BUT BE WARY. <span class="mu-r">THEY MAY BE FOLLOWING YOU AT THIS VERY INSTANCE.</span>"
The signal goes out from there. You quickly scan for anyone suspicious on the train car your group is in right now but you don't notice anyone shady. Hrm.
Good thing you brought Max along at least.
The scenery soon changes from an icy wasteland to...well, you wish you could see anything. That's the issue, everything below the tracks is blanketed by a thick layer of fog. You can maybe see five feet in front of you if you squint but yeah, it's as if the fog has consumed everything here in Q-Corp.
ANALYZER MODEL UPDATE] Kiara seems to be trying to peer past the fog right alongside you. "Oh, trying to see what's down there? For a place that mostly bug men live at, it actually looks pretty cool down there."
"Wow. Thanks." You wish you could see. Maybe once you arrive at the station you'll get a clearer look around you.
"No problem!"
Benjamin slides the pills back into your pocket alongside a small note. Seems he has a rough idea what they do.
>HAPPINESS IN A PILL BOTTLE STATS REVEALED! (Has 5 pills. One pill heals 3 FLESH and boosts all PHYSICAL STATS (TALENT/VIOLENCE/FLESH) by 2 for a short duration. Has the side effect of possibly inflicting a good, neutral, or bad MUTATION status. Harmful MUTATIONS will require some healing items and COGNIZANCE checks to remove.)
Hm. Keeping this under 'use for emergencies or base assault', then.
Your train soon arrives at the Q-PHI-7 train station. Your group has to wait a while for the crowded train car to empty enough for your group to actually depart the train but once you do, you're actually stunned by what you see.
The first thing that catches your attention is how TALL the station actually is, with the boxy ceiling stretching up a solid fifty feet by your estimate. The ceiling itself is made out of a smooth and polished glass that would let fresh and natural sunlight shine down.
The fog ruins the intended effect but you can appreciate the architecture nonetheless.
