Task Four: The Better Part of Valor
Sakura Sato pursed her lips, glancing over to Corona as she signed the last page on Hourglass's file.
"Did the other one at least make it through?" Corona asked as she took the file.
"Null's stable, and should be returning to active service within a day or so. I didn't manage to get the healing trick to work, but her injuries weren't as severe and one of the healers in Rescue managed to patch her up all right." Sakura's voice was perfectly neutral.
"Small favors."
"Very small."
"Did Nafisa manage to find anything in the autopsy?" Corona's voice had a falsely casual air to it. Sakura glanced up at her sharply.
"You're asking the woman who's been in the infirmary for the past week arguing with an angel and micromanaging the medics what Nafisa's been doing?"
"I would have thought you would take some time to--"
"Eat? Sleep? Run my division?" Sakura barked at laugh that had nothing humorous in it. "No. It's just like before, Corona. First the Sentries, then Project Phoenix. Little signs, tiny clues that I can't put together quickly enough before a minor nuisance suddenly turns into a hero-killing threat. First the psychic disturbances, then that damn bird or whatever it was--"
The door burst open just as Sakura's and Corona's phones both began to buzz. Amanda ran in, hair in uncharacteristic disarray and bionic leg gleaming in the fluorescent lights.
"We have a problem," she panted. "You remember that psychic in London? The one we all checked out and said 'good thing you're relatively stable babe, because otherwise you'd be a major threat to yourself and everyone around you, are you sure you don't want to be an agent?' That one?"
Sakura and Corona exchanged looks.
"Amanda Palmer. I have neither slept nor showered in a week. Please don't tell me what I'm all but certain you're about to tell me."
"There's been a disturbance over Whitehall. There seems to be a walking hotspot screaming about the end of the world walking around London, causing massive hallucinations and terror."
Corona began to wish she was drinking something stronger than coffee. Sakura simply put her head in her hands.
"Of course there is."
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Requirements
-An insane psychic is wandering throughout the streets of London, screaming about horrors from beyond the stars. Their presence is inducing nightmares, madness, and terrified rioting in a densely populated urban area.
-If you approach this individual, your mind will be assaulted by images from your darkest, most horrific nightmare. You'll have to fight through it just to avoid being incapacitated, let alone actually engage in combat.
-Subdue them if you can. Kill them if you must.
The Mission
Intel agents have a special mission this task! Instead of (or in addition to) the requirements above, you must investigate what caused this supposedly resilient psychic to snap. You must find in their house or usual haunts an item which seems painful to look at or think about for any extended period of time.
Deaths: Two ballot kills. Four tributes will be going up for votes this round. Two will be eliminated.
Deadline: Saturday, April 13 at 10 PM EST
The Songs
Enjoy!
Katrinah Josephine by Universal Hall Pass (Epoch)
https://youtu.be/XFWdrYlP9T4
Avatar by Universal Hall Pass (Mother)
https://youtu.be/SIO3sTDGaDM
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