Volume 1: Calling Cards

Only names, unfortunately. Quantum Gal, The Ox, and the Black Swan.

He turns back to MaCavity. They do have a surveillance system. Your best bet will be to disable that first. In the interest of time, a standard video loop may be appropriate.

I will mention that after you collect the items, you'll want to lay low, then return here by the same method tomorrow night. Third-shifters are one thing, but it'd be odd for workers to return at the hour I suspect you'll be done.

And I think we'll wait until Miss MaCavity is in action. Don't want to let the cat out of the bag.

He winks across the table then stands to open a case on a low bookshelf. Opening it, you see a variety of gear inside.

Magnetically shielded electronics. The wristbands have a button to "ping" your location to allies, a small digital map, and a short range security scrambler that'll confuse your footprint. The cameras overall will see glitches in the video, so you'll still want to do something to the global system. There's a set of thieves' tools in here, too.

I have a car to take you within a block of the company. Do you need anything else?

The scent of salt water flutters around you as the pickip truck chugs merrily through the night. "Chad's Emergency Plumbing" isn't the swanky ride you may have been expecting, but it's self-driving and pulls attention away from Terminal's armor. It turns down a delivery alley and your wristbands buzz to life. The map shows about half a football field, with a smaller map in the upper corner indicating you're about 2 blocks away from the service entrances of the company. The digitized plot reminds you of an old flight simulator, or a game on a calculator, but the contrast is good in the dim light. The truck rolls to a stop and you hear the doors unlock.

When Terminal tries to get a look around a dark feather flies out of an air vent and smacks her in the face.

Tentacular and Macavity notice a few extra cameras have been put in place, and a laser tripwire inside the building. The cameras, at least, could be blocked by a branch from a nearby bush with a little creativity. There's enough of a breeze that it'd be believable.