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In a blur of fur, you see the little 'thief run across the floor of the cafe out onto the street.
<span class="mu-b">"Oh no! Rascal! Come back!"</span>
You give chase, and he picks up speed. You hear him chirp in excitement.
<span class="mu-b">"No! This isn't a game, Rascal!!!"</span>
The little thief is running away. You have to leave the cafe, confident one of your employees can keep it running while you're gone, to chase the small mammal. He runs between legs of big Jaxtians- stomping feet that could easily crush him.
<span class="mu-b">"Oh my Ruler- Sorry! Watch out!"</span>
"Hey!"
<span class="mu-b">"Please be careful- Rascal please come back!"</span>
You chase the small creature down towards the central climbshaft- and he keeps dodging you. But you know you'll catch up- he's a fat little rodent and he'll get tired soon. You're more worried he'll find a crevice to get stuck in. There's no natural predators on this city-planet for him to get eaten by, but he could easily get caught in a machine, or flushed down a pipe- or stuck somewhere. Oh no, please come back Rascal!
He goes down a path you've never seen before, hidden away past technical and service tunnel entrances. He goes around another corner past a wall that juts out the path, down a dark spot, and through another unsigned area. You're in the bowels of the city now- and while everything is clean and new down here still, it still feels so quiet. You can't even hear anyone else down here- where is he taking you?
Soon, he crosses into a new room and you drop down, trying to find him past the artificial foliage. Your eyes scan the floor instead of looking up towards your eye level.
<span class="mu-b">"...Rascal?"</span>
There's a shadow looming overhead. You crane your neck up from the floor to see it more clearly.
