Reactor Bomb [Battleground]

SWITCH gave Quiet an appreciative thumbs up before her sweeper leapt down into the hole, landing on its feet with the booming clang of metal on concrete. The hacker liked the other cell leader quite a bit. He was a man of few words but there was a mutual respect between them that required only the barest of communication.

The maintenance tunnel ran perpendicular to the train tracks and further down the line they would encounter some large piping that was used to ventilate the mako reactor. It seemed that maintenance workers were only called down here if there were some sort of issue so for now they were able to continue on without meeting resistance or sounding any alarms. It was a dark and humid tunnel that seemed to go on as far as the eye could see. It smelled strongly of antiseptics and unnaturally large rats scurried away from the heavy clangs and blinding lights of her sweeper.

SWITCH continued on in silence but the occasional glance indicated that she would be receptive to conversation if Quiet so desired.

There was no vent in this section of the shaft that would lead into the mako reactor core so her sweeper would have to create an opening. The mechanical whirling of circular saws and the sharp grinding of metal would continue on for several minutes as the sweeper worked. Once the piping was opened things would get a little risky for SWITCH. She would need to move fast to avoid any lasting affects from exposure to mako radiation and other toxic byproducts. Quiet would probably be fine because of his previous exposure so she wasn’t really worried about his safety. She just hoped they could avoid confrontation for as long as possible.

SWITCH pulled on her gas mask before bringing out her phone and hacking the security system for this area. She wanted to make sure the duo didn’t trip any sensors on their way in and she set all cameras in the area on loop.

tag: Quiet
ATB: 0/2 I used the Command ability to hack sensors and security cameras.

SWITCH gave Quiet a solemn nod as she took a deep breath, drawing the air in through the filters of her mask with a long rasping sound. She didn’t know what Shin-ra had done to this man and quite honestly she didn’t need to know the details. It was obvious that he’d been hurt and she could relate to the feeling. Her parents death was a lingering wound. Their unrealized dream left behind for her to complete.

The sweeper stepped into the ventilation shaft and moved quickly in the direction of the reactor. The air felt thick here and there was a prickle across her skin that would only get worse as they neared the source of the radiation. The hacker used her feet to push herself up onto the main body of the robot but let her legs dangle off to one side near its arm and pulled out her phone.

She eyed the moogle icon wistfully… Eh, maybe she had time for a quick round. The game popped up and her focus materia glowed on her belt as she recharged her batteries and blew off some steam.

A dim light came into view at the end of the tunnel and grew brighter as they neared the other end of the vent. The sweeper slammed into the grate causing it to buckle with a crunch. It reared back and with a second slam sent the crumpled sheet of metal clanging to the floor 20 feet below.

SWITCH looked out of the hole in the wall into a large room lined with balconies and ladders as a siren wailed in the distance. She could see the reactor core off to the right and she pointed it out to Quiet who was in charge of delivering the package.

She readied herself to deal with whatever was about to come at them as Shin-ra’s security system came to life. They had made some improvements since the last time she’d played with their toys. It wasn’t going to be as easy this time but she'd known that going in.

tag: Rainer Koman GAWAIN Quiet
notes: 2 ATB (focus)