“Somewhere right around…HERE!” Renne’s xipha lit up, a blue dot pulsing on a building in the entertainment district. “Hmm, Agnes’ xipha seemed to last be online by that casino downtown”. Renne’s brow furled. There had been some rumors circling on the orbal net about that place, but nothing concrete. “Guess it’s time I figure out what the story is myself.”

A quick costume change and a ride downtown brought Renne to the side door of the suspicious casino. She had swapped to a bunny outfit similar to the type these establishments normally had their working girls use. This should let me move about without too much suspicion, but damn it’s hard to hide a xipha in this. A swift hack of the orbal lock and Renne was stepping into the building, none wise to her intrusion.
The casino seemed normal to the untrained eye, but Renne picked up on a few oddities. The guards seemed more heavily armed/trained than you would expect from casino security. Network reconnaissance had shown that there were a handful of ‘dark rooms’ underneath the casino that were disconnected from the network. There didn’t appear to be basement stairs on the blueprint she had found for the place either. Clearly these guys were hiding something, and it could be Agnes.

It took some time, but Renne eventually hit paydirt. A light scraping sound alerted Renne, who hid behind a corner as a secret wall panel opened up where she had been. A pair of guards stepped out and fortunately started heading the opposite direction. Secret basements and secret walls, huh? What else are you hiding? Renne checked the wall and found a slot that appeared to be for an ID card. “That won’t stop me.” Renne whispered as she set her xipha to work. A few moments later the wall slid open, an unwelcome darkness before her.
The basement of this establishment gave off a much more oppressive feel than the upstairs. Most of the rooms down here were darkened, but Renne could tell something was off. A room up ahead seemed to be the only one giving off light, as good a place as any to start. Cautiously, Renne rounded the corner only to find…

Full story available here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PbEoGzKC54V6juccCcSAYWb49hm6L9kN

Featuring Renne and Agnes from Legend of Heroes
Commission by Doudoroqian https://x.com/doudoroquian
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