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"Don't be a contrarian." You scoff at Quentin and Ashley. "You'll upset Adam with that talk."
"Hey, shut it! I'm not THAT invested in my knife!"
"Adam I'm 90% sure if we came across an Excisor right now you'd try to cut him up." Alexis squints at Adam as if to say 'really?'
He opens his mouth to say something but the words die in his throat.
"The fool knows best not to dig a deeper pit with his words. Shall we save the chit-chat for later?"
"Yeah, yeah, Noomers." Ashley rolls her eyes.
The former agent doesn't bother responding to that.
As your group walks down the narrow catwalk, you begin whispering to Quentin.
"Okay, I need your help." "GO ON." "We know an excisor is coming down, right? Maybe we should set up a trap for 'em." "THAT WOULD BE EASY ENOUGH. WE HAVE ENOUGH EXPLOSIVES TO OBLITERATE ANY MATERIAL WE WISH."
"That's the thing. We need to find where they're coming from. And I rather save resources where we can."
"YOUR INVENTORY IS A BOTTOMLESS TRASH BAG. BUT I SHALL HELP. FOLLOW ME."
The two of you split away from the rest - You'd hazard they'd come from the 'alt floor' catwalk.
You have Quentin quickly scout the part of the floor you won't be exploring while you examine the catwalk connected to it.
>68!
Okay. You think you found a structural weakness in the catwalk that, if targeted just right, would break the section of catwalk the Excisor would likely travel from without threatening your escape route.
Quentin darts back to you with a wild look in his eyes - "I SAW ANOTHER METAL DOOR. I HEARD TALKING BEHIND IT. IT'S A SHE AND SHE'LL BE HERE SOON."
"Okay, do you find any spots to, uh, use these at?" You toss him the defective bundle of ammo.
He nods his best to the best of his ability (hazmat suit and all). "I FOUND A WEAK PART OF THE WALL. COULD CAVE IT IN, BUYS UP A LOT OF TIME."
"Good, put them there."
He grabs the ammo from your hands and prepares to set a trap with them.
You file away at some of the supporting structure holding the catwalk so that if any real amount of weight is put on it, it'll collapse in on itself.
The three of you skedaddle the moment you set your respective traps. This should be enough to keep the Excisor busy.
>Due to excessive COGNIZANCE, no real resources were spent to make it!
You quickly catch up with the rest of your squad. Ashley is nervously pacing around the door leading out of the FACTORY AREA - Something is clearly on her mind.
"SPEAK, IF YOU DON'T MIND." "Yeah, what's up?"
"Somethin' feels off. Dunno how to put it into words but I think we're being followed."
"Already? The door we went through is, like, solid steel. I doubt anyone could've followed us."
"I dunno! My senses are always on high alert but this feels <span class="mu-i">different.</span>"
"Like I'm, I dunno, marked with something."
"...I CAN RELATE TO THAT. FEELS LIKE SOMEONE IS HUNTING US DOWN."
You turn around just to be sure. You don't see anyone following you but you feel a, for a lack of a better term, presence in the air.
