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"Max. You can probably settle this little dispute, right?"
"Oh! Absolutely! Watch and learn!"
[SHELTERED] She's actually pretty excited she can do, like, the one thing you know she has a lot of experience in.
You do scan the Broker's mind to make sure he's not an imposter. You do know of ONE corporate suit with an ability to copy/mimic other people.
>17! Q-CORP x2!
<<span class="mu-b">"I told you, we're going to get there, sweetheart. You have to wait a little longer-" "THIS IS THE WORST! I CAME HERE TO GET A NEW SHELL AND <span class="mu-i">THIS</span> IS WHAT WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH?"</span>>
That's a Drone's voice. In his head. A female Drone to be specific.
[ANOMALOUS ABILITIES + UNSTABLE] It doesn't sound like it's being projected in his head or, like us, a part of his broken mind. That's a second mind inside of him.
Well at least you know he's real; You have no idea why he allowed a centipede to crawl into his brain or whatever's happening but you've seen weirder things.
Max breaks away from the group to approach the scuffling security guards + Broker with the unwarranted confidence befitting a nepo baby. "Excuse me. Could you possibly explain why you're stopping my associate here? And making a scene while you're at it?"
The two guards turn to face Max while making sure they're still blocking the broker. "WHO ARE YOU?" "YOUR TICKET HAS BEEN APPROVED, MA'AM, BUT WE CAN NOT ALLOW AN IMPOSTER THROUGH."
"Well-" Max freezes up for a moment, as if suddenly realizing how dangerous it might be to outright state her name. "I'm from a very esteemed family. Direct associates of the Vannis, who MADE the suit THAT man is wearing-"
Okay, hopefully she can buy you some time so you and Kiara can check to see if anyone is watching. You have Casey, Clover and Benjamin stay behind to keep a watch on Max before you start searching through the crowds with Kiara's help.
"I bet you $100 someone's watching him." Kiara whispers to you, having to stand pretty close to you to avoid being lost in the shuffle. "Probably us as well now. They have to be close by, right?"
"Could be. Could be a waste of time too. Maybe they didn't expect someone to interfere?"
"Pft. Depends if it's the spooks or not. If it's them, they are ABSOLUTELY watching." That is true. At this point you made enough of an enemy of them for them to treat you like a live grenade.
The issue is: What if the person watching is a Drone? At that point it would be like trying to find a specific John Smith within the City. But the two of you make some quick assumptions.
"Well, if someone's watching, they're probably trying not to sta-" A handful of Drones shove right past the two of you without even looking up from the floor. "-nd out."
"Hard to get a good line of sight here. Saw any store they could've been waiting at? One that has line of sight with the train?"
Kiara's LED eyes immediately shine a bright green. "Good idea. Analyzer program found three places that would have line of sight. Let's rule them out real quick."
