[center][h1][color=ed1c24] PROLOUGE [/color][/h1]
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Location: Devil's Runners HQ
Time: Few minutes before dawn
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The rats angrily screeched and ran away from Loki as she made her way through the sewage tunnels with a large tube on her back, clanking with every step. The place still stinked of decay, but at least the sewage itself was nowhere to be found. Piles of trash resided in the deeper parts of the tunnel and the colonies of rats an bugs made their homes in them. Tiny eyes gazed at her every step, as she approached a massive flood gate that stood open like a gaping maw in the darkness of the tunnels. On the other side lied an enormous, dimly lit hole that would channel the excess sewage into treatement facilites hundreds of floors below. But she didn't go beyond the gate and instead stopped a few dozen meters away from it. On the left side of the wall was a hardly noticable round metal door that blended in with the darkness around it. Loki stepped closer and turned the handle on it sideways.

The hinges screamed as the door slowly opened and revealed what lied on it's other side. The light from inside hit Loki's eyes and she had to squint as her eyes adjusted to the brightness of the room. She closed the door behind her, and then took off the gas mask but left the goggles on to filter some of the light. Her implant was still a bit sensitive to light changes, but the eye protection helped slightly. She took a deep breath from the air inside which was only slightly less smelly than that in the sewers, and smiled with pleasure at the scent. It may be sour, but it was the smell of something else that was much sweeter. It was the smell of home.

Most settlers live in the safety of settlements where they live in small shacks that can barely fit a sleeping shack, but Runners rarely have to put up with those conditions. The room was spacious and decoared with furniture and accessories brought down from the topside. It gave a cozy feel to the concrete living space that was only separated by wooden shelves, curtains and the occasional concrete pillar. In the middle of the room stood a large table with papers and empty bottles dotting it's surface, but the worn map could still be seen under all the mess. Looked around to see where the others are at, but she could only see the faint light of reading lamps and hear quiet snoring. She carefully walked to the tabble in the middle and grabbed the large metal tube on her back. She used one hand to make some free space on the table by removing a few stacks of paper and pushing them aside. Then she made sure to make the most possible noise by placing the heavy tube on the metal part of the table.

The sound of steel clashing with steel echoed multiple times throughout the room, relentless assaulting the ears of those inside it. The sweet clanking sound finally quelled as the sound of people waking up canclled it out. Loki smiled in pleasure as she inspected the surprised faces that looked at her with dreamy eyes from behind the curtains and walls. [color=orange]"Wake up you lazy bunch. We've got work to do! You have 5 minutes to get ready for briefing."[/color] To give weight to her words she started the timer on her wristwatch, making sure that everyone can see the motion clearly.