Game was 3/14/20; due to COVID-19 Wendy and Paul used Skype to participate. Not my preferred method, but it worked.

William says firmly, “I’m not on board with killing.” He then decides to carefully search the office to keep his mind off the impending attack. Josh declares, “My place is to do what I am told,” but then he remembers the cameras outside. He finds the bank of monitors and quickly determines there is an external feed, and that it records this office. The data uploads to an outside server every three hours, and the next upload is in less than sixty minutes. Realizing this job is outside his technical expertise, he texts Ray Curran, who immediately responds, “What’s up, CuteButt217?” Josh takes a photo of the monitors and setup and then sends it to Ray. He texts, “We need to delay this upload, and you’re better at this than I am.”

Ray replies a minute later, “Yeah, I can do that. What am I agreeing to?” Josh texts, “It’s easier to explain in person. How soon can you be at the Smith Campus parking garage?” Ray responds, “Fifteen minutes.” Josh texts, “Del’s here if you can make it in ten.” Ray immediately replies, “ON MY WAY!!” As Josh waits, Mick continues examining the C4 and Dr. Ranjip and Polly quietly prepare for the upcoming violence. William finds several concealed niches in the walls, all empty except for one. He finds an ancient dagger in one compartment; the handle is so old it’s more verdigris than anything, and the blade has a purple sheen – which ripples and then stretches for William! William scrambles back and closes the compartment.

William also finds a safe hidden behind one of the wall monitors, which is cleverly installed on a barely visible hinge. He swings the monitor and manages to pick the lock on the safe. He opens the safe carefully, and then steps back when a puff of dust escapes. Nothing else happens, so he leans in and finds an ancient scroll just lying there. The scroll is tightly rolled up, and the caps are so ancient the original lacquer is black. The paper is brown with age as well, so William asks Polly for help. They carefully extract the scroll and William decides to save it for Abby.