On the Run

You flee from the guards, but Sam screams and says that his head feels like it's on fire. Maryam could take a look but you need to get somewhere safe first. You head towards a square where a large crowd has gathered and see that there's something on fire. Standing next to the fire is Janine! Someone shoots at her and she flees.

You catch up with Janine but she's suffering the same gaps in her memory as you are. She remembers crossing the border alone, leaving Veronica with Peter and Mo, and then buying a city approved headset to keep in touch. Mo had told her to reach the central square and set off the alarm at the guard post to cause a distraction and give them chance to get inside.

Janine had objected to the plan, deciding that the guards were undisciplined so might not even respond to the alarm, so she set off to find a better distraction. She found a very ostentatious fountain, which Mo said belonged to the most powerful person in the city. Unfortunately she got cut off from Mo and Peter on comms, so she decided to climb onto the roof.

Janine had climbed onto the roof and found a gold-plated transmitter. She decided that she was going to start an electrical fire. She then took a tactical nap. Unfortunately, that's all she can remember. She does know that Peter wasn't affected by the tea because of his condition. Frances suggests that he might have Veronica and Janine suggests they check out the location on the business card she acquired.

You reach the bar mentioned on the business card, a place full of vintage arcade machines. Sam is feeling overheated, so he stays outside while you go and meet up with Peter. He's bought you all drinks! Peter asks where Sam is, and when you explain, he panics and says you need to head to the fish market urgently!

At the fish market, Peter lifts Sam up and puts his head into the ice. Peter explains that if he hadn't, Sam would be dead because Veronica is inside his head! Because you had to leave behind most of Veronica's components, she had to recompile overnight; an intensive process that could have caused Sam's brain to overheat. It had to be Sam because Peter regenerates, Janine's nanites might have destroyed Veronica, and Five is your only Runner! Veronica uses Sam's voice to speak to you. She has a little more work to do, but there are guards closing in on your location.

You're chased down a dead end. Veronica tells you to surrender; if you don't you'll probably get shot. One of the guards greets you and says that you've incurred a great debt. Janine destroyed something that belongs to Skull-Kicker and you'll need to find a way to pay off the debt very quickly!