[Tony knows he shouldn't be doing this. Gene would be furious with him if he knew, and if he gets caught he'll be in even hotter water with the Metalworkers than he is already. And with the foreigners, too, for that matter.
But he won't get caught.
He's got the armor's stealth mode on, and every sensor in his suit is pulled up on his HUD. He could pick up a fly sneezing from half a mile away; there's no way anyone's going to be able to get the drop on him. Besides, he's not doing anything nefarious, really. He'd just wanted to scope out some warehouses that SI owns. He wants to get a better sense of where the business stands, financially, and what resources and tech they've got stockpiled. Just harmless curiosity. Nothing wrong with taking an interest in the well-being of his former company, right?
He's just doing a perimeter sweep, at first, checking out how many guards there are, what the security's like, that sort of thing. He's coming around the back of one of the buildings, sticking to the shadows despite the suit's invisibility, when he notices one door that's slightly ajar.
The temptation is too much to resist. Double-checking that there are no guards nearby, Tony pushes open the door and slips inside.
This building isn't a big open warehouse: he's looking down a long, dimly-lit hall with several doorways, and periodic gaps where more halls branch off. It's probably mostly storage rooms and some offices for maintenance staff. His sensors pick up some movement a few halls down, and, assuming it's a guard, he almost ducks out again. But he hesitates when he notices that the movement is slow and irregular - almost like someone else is creeping through the building, trying to avoid being seen.
Interesting. Could it be a kedan from a rival gang? Is it possible he's stumbled onto a case of industrial espionage? Curiosity gets the better of him again, and Tony zooms down a different hall (he's hovering on very low-power repulsors, to avoid making any sound with his footsteps), trying to loop around and sneak up on the other person from behind.
When he gets to the hall where he'd picked up the movement, he slows, peeks around the corner, and sees... Mike?!
He flies up behind the turtle and decloaks.] Mike? [he hisses, keeping his voice as low as possible.] What are you doing here?!
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But he won't get caught.
He's got the armor's stealth mode on, and every sensor in his suit is pulled up on his HUD. He could pick up a fly sneezing from half a mile away; there's no way anyone's going to be able to get the drop on him. Besides, he's not doing anything nefarious, really. He'd just wanted to scope out some warehouses that SI owns. He wants to get a better sense of where the business stands, financially, and what resources and tech they've got stockpiled. Just harmless curiosity. Nothing wrong with taking an interest in the well-being of his former company, right?
He's just doing a perimeter sweep, at first, checking out how many guards there are, what the security's like, that sort of thing. He's coming around the back of one of the buildings, sticking to the shadows despite the suit's invisibility, when he notices one door that's slightly ajar.
The temptation is too much to resist. Double-checking that there are no guards nearby, Tony pushes open the door and slips inside.
This building isn't a big open warehouse: he's looking down a long, dimly-lit hall with several doorways, and periodic gaps where more halls branch off. It's probably mostly storage rooms and some offices for maintenance staff. His sensors pick up some movement a few halls down, and, assuming it's a guard, he almost ducks out again. But he hesitates when he notices that the movement is slow and irregular - almost like someone else is creeping through the building, trying to avoid being seen.
Interesting. Could it be a kedan from a rival gang? Is it possible he's stumbled onto a case of industrial espionage? Curiosity gets the better of him again, and Tony zooms down a different hall (he's hovering on very low-power repulsors, to avoid making any sound with his footsteps), trying to loop around and sneak up on the other person from behind.
When he gets to the hall where he'd picked up the movement, he slows, peeks around the corner, and sees... Mike?!
He flies up behind the turtle and decloaks.] Mike? [he hisses, keeping his voice as low as possible.] What are you doing here?!