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"Anywho, your ass is being shipped to District 24. Normally your G-Corp 'free transport to neighboring districts' couldn't cover this but I'll pay for the train ticket for you. Texting you the location. Try not to die on me."
"Thank you." You hang up the call. Well, you don't recall any remarkably horrid weather conditions in X-Corp's district, so no need for any heavy winter clothing. You take a quick shower to wash off the lingering stress sweat from, what, the last few hours? The cold water also helps to wake you up.
You glance at your reflection in the mirror as you hop out of the shadow. Messy reddish-orange hair. Glowing pink eyes. It's you, sadly. You have to look away, you don't like looking at it for too long.
You quickly dry yourself off before putting on an outfit fitting for your mission. Blue jeans, leather boots, a thin jacket, and a simple dress shirt. After making sure it all fits well, you start ringing up your allies. First up, Alexis!
She picks up immediately. The first thing you hear over the tinny speaker of your phone is <span class="mu-r">flesh being pummeled over and over again while a chorus of screams and shrieks play in the background.</span> You can barely make out Alexis' voice over the chaos. Her breath is heavy with exhaustion.
"I'm a bit busy trying to get the last stocks W-Company is selling. Explain your- HEY!" A meaty whack is heard over the speaker. You and Alexis both chuckle, though yours is more nervous than anything. "purpose for calling me. Make it snappy."
"X-Corp mission. Need someone good with making deals, improving operations, and or creating a solid pitch. You get $148 from the reward money. You in?"
The sheer sigh of relief that came out of Alexis is equal parts amusing and worrying. "Oh thank god. I'll be over as soon as I can." Okay, that's one ally down. Now to call Kiara.
"Hey! What's the hubba?" Kiara puts a bit too much energy into her response when she picks up. "Got a scoop? Are we gonna find an anomaly? Huh? Huh? What is it? C'mon, girl, tell me!!!"
You quickly summarize what the Handler said to you. Kiara's mood deflates a little upon hearing there's nothing anomalous about what's going on but she perks up quickly. "Oh! It's not my first time being in a military place, maybe I could give them some tips? Sure, sure! I'll be over!"
And lastly, Naomi. When she picks up, you can sense that you picked a REALLY bad time to call. The tension over the speaker is all that you need to feel to know something's off. "Hello." Her voice is low, collected, and buzzing with an odd energy.
"I'm a bit busy dealing with a guest." You flinch when you hear a bone crack, which is immediately followed by a muffled male scream, over the speaker. "May I ask why you're calling right now?"
"X-Corp." You gulp. "I feel like you have military experience? I need help getting recruits for X-Corp?"
"Hmm." You hear another bone crack over the line; No muffled scream this time. "I can work with that."