Swamped

You have to wonder why he'd be going to Roxley. Burgundy is still technically in command, so he should be contacting her to coordinate the response.

Well. Given what you know about his ambitions, this is probably some effort to "take initiative" and look more like a commander. Keep Burgundy out of it, and he sends the message that he can handle a situation like this by himself. Maybe swaying someone to change their vote, even if they were skeptical about him before.

So maybe you should pay Burgundy a visit yourself.

"I guess there's nothing for it but to go look for him," you sigh. "Thanks for the tip anyhow."

"Good luck finding him. Sorry we couldn't be more help."

You walk away, and Grey and the other two join you when it's safe.

"So much for your plan. Now what?" Grey asks.

"I was thinking I'd pay Burgundy a visit, since I'm not sure Ash wants her filled in on what's going on here," you explain. "Which is perhaps getting sidetracked a bit, but it's got to be done at some point."

Grey nods.

"Then I guess we'll leave that to you. We'll see if we can find one of the machines, and if not, we'll head to the brig and do what we can without it. We'll wait near the laundry room before we make our move, so if you find anything, meet us there."

He's actually relying on you. How about that.

Well, all you need to do now is get over to the commander's office. Between your sneakiness and your charm, you manage to get close without much effort.

But when you're almost there, you see quite a few patrollers standing in each hallway leading to the place. Among them is Sphagnum.

They must be here specifically to keep someone like you from informing Burgundy about what's going on. So how will you slip past?