Ayaka's eyes widened as she watched the silhouettes move against the glare of the spotlights. She reached out and grabbed Akira's arm with a grip that was surprisingly strong.
"We need to leave," she whispered. "Right now, Akira."
Akira looked at the unconscious victims, then at the looming shadows of the soldiers. He could see the red laser dots of their rifles dancing across the cocoons.
"Can you mask us?" Akira asked.
"Not both of us, not against those scanners," Ayaka replied. "We need a distraction, or we need to find a way out through the sub-levels."
[SYSTEM NOTIFICATION: CRISIS EVENT]
[A: The Frozen Diversion. Use your new 'Ice Mist' ability to blind the SPIU and prevent them from finding this scene.]
[B: The Silent Exit. Use the basement tunnels Ayaka knows, but leave the victims to be 'processed' by the government.]
