USH'S MATRIX GAME FIFTH ASSIGNMENT (COMBAT PATH)- 'Payback'

"San, Cloud, phone," Mors says, alerting them to the phone ringing.

Mors takes out his phone and calls the Shez. "Anything we should know about in here?"

San answers her phone.

"Yeah?"

Ariadne is engaged.

"Jericho's team is descending to meet you," says Marduk. "I recommend you split up. They worked too well as a team during the Heist- you may have more luck against them one on one. Of course they may try to team up against you one BY one but then we win by default- they will not stop the rest of you getting to Melitus. They will have to split up themselves and meet you."

OK Please please don't make me go by my self!, I say Mors and Cloud Pairs up with me and Ares so the Gunners have MA guards and everyone else just runs like hell.

'Everyone else' would be one person, Burn.

Uhh yea......
Math not being my strong suit.

Well, if you group, they will group, and that didn't go well last time.

I actually feel like going one-on-one with one of them. 😄

"Marduk is right, we'll have to go solo," Ares pipes up. "Good luck to you, Burn. I hope Jericho doesn't knife your ass again..."

"Same to you Ares."
Ok how can we split?

Just go in different directions, I guess...

Well, this place is a maze of machinery and various levels, and none of you can quite remember the way to the service elevators.

I'll take the left-most path

Before leaving, Ares looks to San and Cloud. "Contact Finn, we need to know which way the elevator is..."

Well, which of you is going to call whilst you are on the move? Unless you want to stand here and waste a sequence.

Get moving guys- the Philosophy Path is getting killed up there.

I will,
"Where's the elevator, we need to know Now!"
I start moving forward. I wanna take the upper right path.

Burn has volunteered...

"First left..." says Finn.

Any other preparations before we go on?

*Yells out*
"First left!"
Sprints.

Ares spreads out from the others, gradually making his way towards the elevator.

I guess not then...

"Whoa," says Finn, "back off, Burn. You've got Khali in your way, and that's not good odds. I'm going to take you up a level by stairs instead,"

San, you turn two corrners- and are immediately confronted with a corridor with four goons at the far end (3 frames away). They raise their guns...

Mors, you seem to be making good process towards the lift- you think you recognise this machinery. In fact... yes, you can see the lift at the far side! (six frames away). In fact... it is descending into the level now. The door opens, and Khali emerges. Glaring at you pitilessly, she loads a clip into her M16.

Cloud, you are picking your way forwards ahen a burst of automatic fire crashes into a piece of machinery just in front of your head. You jerk backwards- a hostile down the corridor to your left.

Ares is last in the queue, as he makes his way all the way around the rear.

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CURRENT SITUATION AT: Third Sequence, Frame 5

Central route

Mors: 10/8/1

Khali: 13/0/1

Left route

Cloud: 15/0/4

Right route

San: 10/0/5

Goons x4: 0/4

Stairway

Burn: 8/7/Framed out

Back route

Ares: 10/12/Framed out

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