[Nexus] Elexxion Industries Transhuman Clinic

[Murkus]

[Underground Labs]

The good doctor returns her helmet. "...I had not meant to offend, Miss Wolf. Merely stating facts. My apologies."

[Employee Lounge]

"And what'd you have in mind?" Tina says, with none of the sultry attitude that would normally accompany such a question.

Lobby --> Underground Labs

"Then lets do it," the guard says, gesturing for the mage to follow him. Per mage security, Sora may notice a second guard take up position behind them as they walk.

Once they reach the white-washed laboratory, the sight of a large and complicated device greets them. It seems to be an orb of crackling energy encased inside polished glass, mounted on a steel pedestal, with several metal flaps folded on the floor around it. The flaps, arranged like so many silver flower petals, make the air around them shimmer.

Sora won't feel his magic impeded. In fact, the closer he walks to the thing, the stronger his power will become. Even if he's not some sort've flashy battle-wizard, this device will charge him like a battery.

Clinic Offices

"It's certainly more than a car battery. These things can keep our Escort's energy weapons running for months. I don't know the exact power output, but this might mean something to you..." Naitiri hands him a holo-pad that should hold pleasing results. The Revenant fuel cells are extremely cost efficient, and even if the suit burns them out quickly, short-range ones aren't hard to get. Besides, thanks to a recent Recall, there's an abundnace of such batteries...

The Tunnels - A Short Time Ago...

Four, that Kailee had chosen. Including herself. She'd taken them aside while they marched through the tunnels, as the rail-carts couldn't sustain their weight. From there, it was a simple matter of getting outside without drawing attention.

Two of them were Escorts. Audrey and herself. Audrey was a mean, beautiful thing, more beautiful than her by far. It was truly shocking how little Kailee cared about that any more. What mattered were Audrey's weapons - behind that sheeny red hair and soft, full figure was a one woman army, fitted with guns that could pierce a voidship's bulkhead. They'd need her power in the days to come, if she could manage to cooperate. An Escort could only hope at this point.

The others were... strange. She'd just wanted to bring a third one - a spry little Rev named Mandy. But she'd insisted on bringing her 'brother'... what looked to Kailee like a miniaturized assault beast. She wouldn't have believed him to be a Revenant if Mandy hadn't shown her the human brain crammed into his noggin. His name, Mandy had said, was William.

Kailee had freed others, too. Revenants. Machines. Anything with a fuel cell inside. If even one made it out, it would be worth it. For their group, as well... despite Kailee's objections, it was Audrey who suggested they use a mass of other Revs as a distraction. William had growled his agreement.

So they went. And as their distraction breaches the surface, Kailee's friends make good their escape.

Garage

Revenants come rushing from the mouth of the transfer tunnels, running down any humans in their way. A tide of dead flesh and plasteel rushes for the light and freedom the Garage doors offer. The Assault Beasts spring to life, drool spilling from their open maws, and they set about smashing any Revenant they can catch. Revs clamber over eachother to reach safety. Some turn their on-board or salvaged weapons toward the Assault Beasts, or better yet, the accursed security teams that come rushing to assist.

Beside this world, a digital one flies into motion. Rev after Rev is tagged or shut down, the former to ensure their later capture and the latter if they'll still follow orders. Few do. Someone's cut the Auditors out've the equation on this one - that someone has made them very upset. So, they put their considerable processing power to work elsewhere - namely to find the technology and individuals responsible. Woe betide the source of Kailee's little purge program.

Kailee herself, of course, is forgotten. No one happens to notice the hole slagged in the outer wall until its too late. The nanites reform after they've gone, leaving no evidence aside from their rather conspicuous absence. The Auditors would discover it soon enough, there was no doubt in her mind. And if there were any such thing as luck, Kailee would be ready.

((Though this is a seperate timeline, anyone can feel free to participate in the Garage subdual, and anyone can participate in the subsequent investigation. Perhaps track down the fugitives responsible as well.))