The Greatest Addiction [IC], Episode 1: The First Hit of Many Options

[Jeremiah Legacy]

Remember: this is the format we're going to be using for IC posts. Thanks to Redjack for designing it. And now, here we go.

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Tuesday 20 January 2070 8:13 pm local time
various in Hong Kong

Most stories begin with "It was a dark and stormy night." Well, this one doesn't. It was dark, and it certainly was night, but the storm wasn't there.

Yet.

But it was clear that the storm was coming; the humidity hung in the air, kept in by the clouds. One would argue that between the natural warmth of the cloud cover and the unnatural warmth of the heat refracted by the urban metal and glass, that it was a forewarning of what was to come.

You all receive a voice message sent over your comms.

Scope:

[ Spoiler ]

Hey there Scope. Opinicus here. Got a job for you and some friends of yours that sounded up your alley. From what he told me, it should be fun and profitable. If you want it, go to Dante's Inferno at 10:30 tonight. Head to the Cold level, I think it's level 5, and ask for Johnson. Seems legit, for an out of towner, just don't get too hung up on the accent.