"IDENTIFY YOURSELVES! NOW!" You trace the sound to a man in a jet black military uniform standing guard right next to the gate. He's middle aged with ratty hair and a mildly crazed look in his eyes. "YOU HAVE TEN SECONDS BEFORE YOU ARE TERMINATED." He raises his hand up, ready to signal the snipers to fire.
Kiara and Alexis immediately raise their hands up in surrender. "KIARA!" "ALEXIS!"
"I DO NOT RECOGNIZE THOSE NAMES. FIVE SECONDS-"
Naomi glances at you before nodding her head over to the guard. <<span class="mu-b">"Tell him that your boss sent you. Please tell me you know what I'm trying to tell you."</span>>
Oh, right. You clear your throat before shouting out to the guard. "MR. FOXTROT SENT US! WE'RE HERE TO HELP!" You wave your arms around. "I'M NICOLE SMITH! HE SHOULD'VE TOLD YOU I WAS COMING! THESE THREE ARE MY ASSOCIATES, THEY'RE HERE TO HELP!"
The guard squints his eyes...<span class="mu-g">before lowering his hand down.</span> "AT EASE, SOLDIERS. LET THEM IN." He puts a pair of fingers up to his mouth and blows the loudest, sharpest whistle you ever heard in your life. The gate behind him slowly creaks open as he gestures at you to follow him.
<<span class="mu-b">"Ah. X-Corp. Trying too hard as always."</span>> "They usually go for the legs first. We would've had a decent chance to survive." Naomi nonchalantly states before heading inside. You, Alexis, and Kiara are (justifiably) not put at ease with this but you follow after her.
https://youtu.be/CsgkyRSlTdE - X-CORP MILITARY BASE
Your heart sinks a bit when you realize how large the military base is. Spanning for what seems like miles in every direction is stretches of sand with various buildings sprinkled around in seemingly random spots all across the place. The guard promptly shoves a map into your hand before heading back to his post.
Alexis and Naomi step aside to chat between each other while you and Kiara glance at the map. To summarize the rough locations of everything...
"NORTH: MESS HALL + KITCHEN, WAREHOUSE A (WEAPONS), WAREHOUSE B (SUPPLIES)
"WEST: ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, BARRACKS A (NEW RECRUITS).
"EAST: FIRING RANGE + OBSTACLE COURSE, VEHICLE STORAGE, ASSEMBLY SPOT."
"SOUTH: BARRACKS B (EXPERIENCED RECRUITS), WAREHOUSE C (ENTRANCE FORBIDDEN, CIVVIE), MEDBAY."
You decide the first location your group decides to check is...
>Administration Building. It's best to talk to the people who run this shitshow before you do anything else. Maybe Quincy is there too?>Obstacle Course + Firing Range. You want to see how brutal the training is.>Medbay. Emily is almost certainly over there, it might be a good idea to try opening communications with E-Corp.>Barracks. You'll get a good idea on their living conditions (or lackthere of.) (Specify whether you're going to A or B.)>Mess Hall. You'd imagine a lot of the recruits would be hanging around there, talking to the rank and file grunts could get some valuable information.>Somewhere else (Write in a location on the map to visit.) 