More Equal Than Some

[Alexander Ludovico]

*I whistle quietly as I step through the door after Riley. I knew rooms like this existed in the Tower, but I'd never had a chance to see any of them. There are control panels, screens, and computer towers everywhere. It looks like several scans are already in progress, and I guess that means random checks are scheduled constantly. It would be far too costly to scan the entire building all the time, but at least this way there are records of a few places and times. I make a mental note to tell Sandra; there's a chance our mystery killjoys got scanned as they entered or exited.*

*Riley heads straight to one of the panels, and I can't help but notice we're the only ones in the room as I stand a few feet away and watch him enter the authorization and commands* Can you target the scan? It'll take too long if we start from the top.

[rileywilson]

Yeah *I mumble as I operate the rather cryptic software* I'm starting a scan of the ducts on Orwell's floor, then above and below and so on... *I push one more button and stand back, noticing that there is blood drying on my shirt for the first time. I shake my head, doesn't matter right now* Now all we have to do is wait...

[Alexander Ludovico]

*I undo another knot and roll the cord between my fingers, watching the screen. This is completely unfair. I'm literally locked in a room with Riley with nothing to do until the scan picks something up, and yet my hands are tied! No pun intended. I sigh, and Riley glances over at me. I motion towards the control panel, trying to pass it off as boredom.* Just wishing that thing would go faster.

[Volume Virus]

*I grab Mahoney's wrist and drag her the nearest stairwell, laying out plans in my mind. I don't know when I became the leader out of the pair of us, but I don't need to know. All I need to do is do all I can to catch the assailant.* This is the central stairwell. You go left, I go right. Full sweep. Call my radio if you're in danger, try and tell me where you are so I can help. Understood?

[Rachel Mahoney]

Yes ma'am. *i give Angie a mock two fingered salute and run off with my gun in hand. I'm glad to know my way around the tower so I head for some of the back hallways that aren't used by many employees, but maybe by the assailant*

[Neon Sky]

I guess we're going this way. We'll save the introductions for later, nice to meet you by the way. *I pick a room and enter it, I calm everyone down inside and explain the situation without giving away to much detail and begin my search. The air vents in this room are secure so the intruder clearly hasn't been here. I leave the room telling the staff to radio in if they see anything wierd and meet, Main was it, in the hallway.*

[Masta Destroya]

*can see a door at the end of the hallway, with a sign that reads, "Satellite Control"* Thought it would be here. *coughs, slowly makes way down the hall, getting weaker by the second*

[Sylvia Main]

*I withdraw my gun and head left with a new agent. I glance her over, quickly determining her competency but then she disappears into one of the rooms. I look up and down the hall at the people who stand in small packs. I sigh and say rather loudly:* Take your medication and Keep Smiling. *Some people smile back at me, a few nod their heads and others just ignore me. Either way I could care less and just walk into one of the rooms to give it a quick overview before moving on to the next one.*

[Volume Virus]

*I duck through the hallways with one gun in each hand, kicking open doors and pointing them in. This floor is mostly offices and even though I end up pointing some guns at some very startled employees, I don't end up interrupting anything important. They all seem to understand when I stammer that there are Killjoys about and let me leave without incident. That's good. I find nothing out of the ordinary on my half of the floor and end up encroaching into Mahoney's territory a bit due to the fact that I have absolutely nothing else to do. I end up running into her (almost literally) in a hallway after a few minutes.* I found nothing. You?

[Rachel Mahoney]

Nothing yet, but judging from the alert the killjoy has to still be in the tower. there's still a couple other floors that Wilson will probably want us to check out so lets go.

[Volume Virus]

Of course. One floor down. You left, me right. Standard procedure, check everywhere. Got it? Good. *I walk purposefully toward the central staircase and down it to the next floor.* Good searching, Miss Mahoney.

[Rachel Mahoney]

The same to you Miss Pacis. *I follow her down the stairs and we split off again*

[Neon Sky]

*I exit another room after finding nothing.* There's to many rooms, we need a faster way to search, do you have any idea where he, or she, might have gone? *I move out the way of an employee running past.* What if he follow his path through the vents? You or me are small enough to fit in easily.

[Sylvia Main]

*I shake my head.* Won't work. By now he'll have made his way to some other part of the building, we wouldn't be able to move fast enough to follow him. And then the ventilation system is just one huge network of twisting metal, it'd be nearly impossible to track him in. We'd get lost and stuck ourselves. The only thing leading us to him would be his blood trail and it's still too dark inside to see it... *I sigh, the idea was good if impractical. If she wants to try it she can but I'm staying out here. I look up and down the hall, slightly exasperated.* I can't think of any other way to make this go faster.

[Masta Destroya]

*finally makes it down the hall to the door, checks watch, 4:23:34* Need to hurry. *coughs, leans up against the wall for a bit, vision gets blurry every few seconds*