>>6019053The debrief between your agents and this mission's operator, L4 Noita, Arsi Hotakainen, covered nothing new. You verified where the entrance to the squatter tunnel was on the map, verified the age of the man you killed (you had a fright when it was brought up, but to your relief, he was around twenty), and noted other places had signs of transients. You discussed Leshy's wishes, to not attack people using it but only to monitor the movements of migrants and to intercept aberration importing. The one underling not in the infirmary ward, L1 Trollslayer Kai Jonkheer, agreed and went on to iterate Leshy's point that to cut off the squatter's means of escape would only embolden their violence. Arsi understood the botanist's wisdom and accepted the terms.
As soon as you were dismissed, seated outside the debriefing room was Sigrun Eugen, L3 Manhunter. The swede's well-kept platinum hair was as cold and flat as her icy blue eyes. You don't imagine you look great, distraught and frustrated, but she shows no empathy. In fact, seeing the remnants of blood in your hair from the stone seems to agitate her more, but not against you. Knowing she had something to talk to you about, you walked up.
"Miss Eugen?"
"L2 Jarnafeldt, we have made progress." she began in a stately manner, opening a folder she had been carrying to show you maps showcasing the main sections of the stormdrain. "We have triangulated where the biggest holdout of the squatters are from various tells, including increased suspect density, food and battery theft, and aberration movement patterns. They are in Undercity 19, an old settlement they previously occupied several times historically - most recently twenty years ago. When the stormdrains were originally built, they were constructed on top of older, less resilient buildings. While most had been destroyed by time and erosion or torn down, the buildings in Undercity 19 serve as crucial supports to the city above, and thus have both received critical care and cannot risk being destroyed. Its relevant links to the surface have been sealed shut and rigged with traps besides, so an infiltration from neighboring stormdrain sections is necessary."
