>>5720945Okay, you announce as you and Raj make your way back to land, what’s up?
“Nothing, just…” the girl begins, staring at the lapping water like a cat near a vacuum, “We’ve gotta do something, sandcrab.”
You’re <span class="mu-i">aware</span>, you groan, but that ‘<span class="mu-i">something</span>’ doesn’t have any keys! Knowing your luck it probably doesn’t have any gas either!
“I don’t mean <span class="mu-i">that</span>,” She counters with a slight frown, “I mean whatever’s going on here!”
How could you forget? No longer seduced by the siren’s call of the <span class="mu-s">BOAT</span> and <span class="mu-s">ESCAPE,</span> you take stock of your surroundings: amidst the maze of <span class="mu-s">HAUSER CRATES</span> and <span class="mu-s">DRUMS OF WHAT YOU HOPE IS OIL,</span> you also find plenty of mooring rope, a <span class="mu-s">CATWALK</span> over the dock probably used for maintenance, and a familiar-looking set of <span class="mu-s">DOUBLE DOORS</span> with an <span class="mu-s">ELEVATOR BUTTON</span> next to them… unlit, of course.
Past that are two sets of metal doors–one marked <span class="mu-s">STORAGE</span>, the other not marked by anything at all.
“Are you listening?”
Wha? Huh!? Before you can summarize the environment further, you feel two soft hands grab you by the shoulders and give you a shake!
“I <span class="mu-s">SAID:</span>” Repeats Pepper in a slightly-irked voice, “That this is our chance, Diesel–whoever’s doing this won’t know we got out of the mansion–that means we can <span class="mu-i">really</span> snoop around the island!”
“Didn’t we get, like, a bunch of <span class="mu-s">GUNS</span>, though?” Asks Raj as he peeks into the conversation. “They need our help up there, dudes…”
“We don’t even know what’s up there, Raj.” The reporter counters in a measured tone. “Whatever it is tore through that security shutter… I’d rather not play <span class="mu-i">action hero</span> if I can help it.”
“But here you are talkin’ about ‘crackin' the case’ and stuff…” The skater scoffs, rolling his eyes. “We just gonna let everyone die, then?”
“I’m saying <span class="mu-i">we</span> might need saving if we rush back up there!”
>CONTD. 