Random periodYou jack the documents, throw ‘em up on an dark.net forum you’ve visited a few times, and within a minute you’ve got a bid that’s hard to turn down. 12,500 credits are wired to your account, and the files vanish. Nice and easy.
A three for one! Calnor must be super flustered.Calnor glowers. “Whatever short-circuted the power system created a momentary lapse in our security protocols -- a matter of milliseconds -- but enough that it allowed Valden to sieze control of our entire system. He’s taken over the security robots, all wireless devices, and initiated a facility-wide lockedown. Most of the staff is trapped in their labs or quarters; others are being tormented into uselessness by the devices Valden has taken control of. It took him all of sixty seconds after power was restored to isolate and imprison my staff.”
Should be "the"It’s a short run, but the blizzard tears at you like no other, trying desperately to throw you over the guardrail and into the chasm below. You hold onto Valden’s tail more than once, working to keep each other steady as you make your way up the incline and onto the far helipad. By the time you’re there, Syri’s the only one left to board, and she rushes over to you a volley of rapid-fire questions. “Steele! What the hell happened in there? Why’s shit exploding? Who this hell is this? Where’s Valden?”
Should be "royal"The lights dim as the announcer drawls on. The consoles light up, spooling to life with flashing Call of Valor logos. “Tonight’s tournament is a free-for-all battle royal.
Needs a spaceThe holoscreen above the stage cycles through their creations — half look like hideous gremlins, compared to the cute babes the rest of them make. Syri’s looks like a tacti-cool version of the current Prime Minister of the Confederacy, wearing a tophat and pair of large goggles that when paired together look like a penis.
Should be "that"Half the players are eliminated by the 20 minute mark, by which time it becomes clear the Syri and Chrissy are in a league of their own compared to the others. The two of them have nearly all the kills split evenly between them, methodically hunting down and slaying player after player.