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Fortunately, the Ride Hopper is waiting right where you left it. After reading the data log, it's pretty obvious that Number 2 was the one taking it. If he had the Ride Hopper and he still hadn't made it here, he must be truly hopeless, or maybe he was just busy? You'd definitely need to give this guy a map. Regardless, he could have written a note or something on it. Maybe you should just make another one and let him have it?
As you zip through the bustling castle streets, neon lights and holographic displays began to blur into vibrant streaks of color. The air is filled with the chattering of people, blending seamlessly with the hum of various machines. On your way through, you pass several cafes, their glass fronts reflecting the vibrant lights around them. Strange music emanates from embedded speakers, mingling with the cheerful laughter of nearby crowds.
The Landing Castle always idealized the peak of human technology to you. While it felt like a real town often enough, you sometimes forget its true purpose. At the height of human achievement, at the edge of global peace, the landing castles were built as technological trophies, as well as powerful weapons. Therefore, it was best not to antagonize the people here.
Riding into the nearest vehicle hangar, you throttle down as a guard waved you over. What was the saying? Refuge in boldness? If the traitor, or his boss, wanted a piece of you, he was welcome to it.
"We don't have any scheduled patrols right now. Are you heading out?"
"Yeah. Mind letting me through?"
"If you were just walking around, it'd be one thing. Where are you going?"
"Oh, just some personal scouting."
"Alright, hold on. I need to inform the command tower about this."
You don't give him exact coordinates, but you do tell him your general plan, just something to pass the time. While he communicates with the control officers and their superior, you sit on the Ride Hopper, waiting. Initially, you expected alarms to blare, soldiers attempting to restrain you, instead, you sit here, listening to the engine idle. You noticed it made a soft 'whooping' every few minutes, what was up with that?
"I was told to tell you that the higher ups are planning another mission briefing soon. Do you still want to go?"
Assuming everything goes to plan, you'll be back somewhere around a day later, maybe two if something goes awry. It's not like they need your help though, they've been surviving this long, and any trouble they run into has to fight the whole castle. If the MLFOs stay quiet all you have to worry about are the Saurians. After you activated the defense canon though, they seemed to have scaled back their Japan operations. How about it?
"If you still want to go, they don't want you to go alone. Scouting protocol. Command wants to attach a few soldiers with you."
>Keep going (accept armed escort)
>Stay and help (abandon strange signal)
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