Setting: ALOH medical facility. This looks like a small one or two room clinic in a large complex of buildings. Rennek is sitting up in her hospital bed, hugging her knees. This is a multi-purpose room, and all medical items look as if they had been placed there as an afterthought. ALOH agents as well as the Renegades and Rene’s parents crowd the small room.
Agent Arcane (The ALOH agent who mostly deals with the Renegades, and who looks like all the other agents) stands tall with his arms folded near the foot of the bed, facing perpendicular to Rene’s bed.
Agent Arcane: “The President has declared this as a National State of Emergency. The ironic thing is that the news and media lines are still compromised. None of the public have heard his announcement.”
Alloy is leaning against the wall sharpening a knife, nearly hiding in the shaded corner.
Alloy: “Who did this? Who is behind it all?”
Agent Arcane: “The Anakboot Terrorists have claimed responsibility. This seems like a viable lead, but we are neck deep in leads right now. We are trying to find those who created the virus. They would be the only ones capable of creating an anit-virus program or a kill-code. That would undo this mess."
Agent Arcane loosens his tie a little bit. Rennek is still on her bed, but she speaks with a free arm. She is still dressed in her Rennek uniform. Her father is on a chair next to the bed beside her mother. He has one hand on his knee, and uses the other as he speaks like Rene.
Rennek: “We can help. The ALOH have trained us for this sort of thing.”
Dr. Anderson: (To Agent Arcane) “Alloy can help, but Rene and Zach are coming home with us.”
Sketch is sitting on a file cabinet, bringing his eyes higher than anyone else’s. He pushes himself off and stands defiantly.
Sketch: “C’mon, I wasn’t sissy slapped like Rene! I’m going with Alloy!”
Agent Arcane: “Actually, your home is the most dangerous place you could go. We have found a dormant part of the virus code. It is some kind of targeting command, focusing on you three. Our men are looking into it now. Helping us follow a few leads is the best option. You need to keep moving.”
Alloy come closer to the group, and speaks proudly in a heroic stance.
Alloy: “I’m going after the Bounty Hunter that attacked us earlier. If the Anakboots are really involved, that is where I need to be.”
Agent Arcane nods.
Agent Arcane: “We also want you to try to track the infection back to Patient Zero, or the first computer infected. We have hundreds of lines to follow, but you can start with when your phones were infected.”
Rennek: “Everyone here got the bug from me, and I got it from my friend Cindy.”
Sketch: “I’ve got this one!”
Sketch volunteered for this a little too eagerly. He looks over to Rennek with a sneaky expression.
Sketch: “So where can I find that good-looking girl anyway?”
Agent Arcane: “We also had an anonymous tip that this was going to happen. Rennek, I want you to investigate. Head to the National Guard Armory just outside the City.”
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