Gossip

A catastrophic event has struck the city, cutting communications and throwing the entire metropolis into chaos. You are an ex-security officer ready to go outside and help — but a mysterious benefactor tells you to stay put. According to this source, the disaster likely originated at a secret UAC research facility hidden in the forest nearby, though you have never seen any installation out there. Hours pass. Screaming, gunfire, and sounds that do not belong to any animal you know fill the air — then the city goes completely silent. The army and UAC security forces did what they could, but they could not hold the line. They reduced the threat count significantly before failing. Armed with the handgun from the briefcase your benefactor provided, you step outside.