We Sons Of Daley [Manhattan Blues]

I think all the hostages are spoken for? Alice is taking care of the nitroglycerin-bomb-rigged hostages. You took out the golems that were right here. If nobody else is in some diabolical REDCAP TRAP, we'd better go back to the traumatized hostages and see if we can empathy or telepathy them into lucidity.

[Purchased: 1 Innate Slot]
[Purchased: Area/Empathy (Also available in Telepathy flavor! )]
[Purchased: Destroy Feelings]
[Purchased: Sense Feelings]
[Purchased: Eliminate Senses]
Remaining free points: 7/13

You... Whoa. You take a moment as you ADJUST to being able to sense ALL OF THE FEELINGS of EVERYONE WITHIN A MILE. Whoa. It's... If your first dip into EMPATHY was like a trickle, this is a FLOOD of EMOTION, and feeling ALL of the emotions you've EVER KNOWN, all AT THE SAME TIME, is a little MUCH to take in.

When you come to, with the AREA EFFECT still up, it's almost HALF A MINUTE LATER. You slowly dull the sensation a little- not much, but enough that it's not OVERWHELMING. The HEAD PAIN helps.

That done, you select those with RIDICULOUS, CATATONIC FEAR of YOU and the REDCAP and regard it, for a long, careful moment.

You consider for a long moment how to respond.

Each of the twelve catatonic hostages receives a single message- an emotion, if you will. "BE NOT AFRAID." The reassurance runs through them like a tidal wave and their CATATONIC FEAR is DESTROYED.

They may not know who did it, but they know it's time to RUN. You send a message to Alice via TELEPATHY that you're DONE, and shut off the AREA before SHEWSON wises up that there's an EMPATH running around- that was a major use of EMPATHY, and even with HIDE MATRIX, it's entirely possible that he'll make the connection, now.

Her message comes back, whispered from the shadows. "Meet me at the bottom of Shaft Three. It's right next to you."

Having nothing better to do, and not able to openly go against your SQUAD right now, you descend. [2 ki spent]

Alice resolves out of the SHADOWS, like she's pulling herself out of VISCOUS MUD. "You're PSYCHIC."

No point hiding it now. "Yes."

"I have a deal for you, Arlington. With the HOSTAGES out of here... It's time for me to UP STAKES and MOVE ON. Your SQUAD will suspect you. Your fifth man... Isn't here. I suspect he's actually another POLITICAL OFFICER. And one who knows what's REALLY GOING ON HERE. I was using this place as a BASE OF OPERATIONS before the BANDITS showed up... But it looks like that's OVER WITH."

"... Did you know? About them being linked to CHICAGO?"

"Of course I knew. You hear the RUMORS all the time."

Were you the only one who DIDN'T know about this!? You calm yourself. "So what are you offering?"

"I'm giving you a chance to GET OUT OF HERE ALIVE. Guaranteed. As far as I'm going, I can TAKE YOU WITH ME when I WALK THE SHADOWS."

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