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The helicopter ride is smooth and relatively quiet. Beyond that and fuel economy, there is little that has changed in the last hundred years. The model is LRH-84C, a reliable workhorse in FriAir product catalogue, used for gruntwork all around the planet. You've never flown one outside of VR, mother would never let you fly for real.
Warning sound wakes you up from your reverie. You're right on top of your destination, FriAir Service Facility 18. Rioting has continued for the third night in row. It's the usual story. New tech makes some jobs obsolete, people get laid off, people get angry. Normally the regular company police and security forces are enough to keep things in check, but last night some of the rioters managed to break in. After that the higher ups decided to stop playing nice. Tonight the Tiger squad, namely, you, would show the rabble rousers who runs this city.
You glance over the automatic situation report. At the moment, 327 unauthorized people have gathered around the facility. Huh. Strange. Only 132 have matching identities with the laid off personnel. Who are the rest? Looters? Anarchists? That's above your paygrade really, but you still make a mental note. At the moment the local security forces (49 heads) and regular company police (32 heads) manage to keep the rioters at bay, but only barely. Reinforcements? On their way, but ETA hovers around two hours.
”GOLDWELL!” Corporal Higgs' voice booms over the sound of the chopper in you com-implant. ”WE'RE DROPPING YOU AND TWO OTHERS BEHIND THE LINES! MAKE YOUR CHOICE!”
Immediately you scan over your squad and narrow the choice to four individuals.
Choose two of the following:
>Costava: Strong as a mule and about as intelligent, nevertheless he's a good shot and excellent at following orders to a letter.
>Rufus: The Medic. Big guy with dark sense of humor.
>Lorenzo: The team Sharpshooter, lanky and quiet man. Reportedly once shot a mosquito accross the shooting range.
>Pullman: Best hand-to-hand fighter in the team, his weak side is his bad temper.
