The War Machine: Crisis of Empire Iii
“Dostchem hissed. Suss, Spencer, and Sisley rushed through the opening door. Dostchem pulled out her test leads, and dove through herself. Once the door controller was no longer tricked by Dostchem’s false signals, it snapped shut, almost catching the Capuchin’s tail. “Is that the last one?” Dostchem asked. This was the third time she had nearly lost her tail.
Sisley nodded wearily. “Yes. We’re here. There are no electronic guards on the rest of the doorways—at least none that I’m aware of.” Igg...y had been wildly optimistic in his assumptions about security: Santu’s on-board security sensors, backstopped by Dostchem’s detectors, had seen them through seemingly endless booby traps and hidden sensors. The cargo elevator had refused to take them above the twentieth floor because of a security lockout. Getting up to the thirtieth had been a nightmare.
Every security system seemed to be switched on and cranked up all the way, to the great inconvenience of the hundreds, or perhaps thousands of beings in the building legitimately.MoreLess
Sisley nodded wearily. “Yes. We’re here. There are no electronic guards on the rest of the doorways—at least none that I’m aware of.” Igg...y had been wildly optimistic in his assumptions about security: Santu’s on-board security sensors, backstopped by Dostchem’s detectors, had seen them through seemingly endless booby traps and hidden sensors. The cargo elevator had refused to take them above the twentieth floor because of a security lockout. Getting up to the thirtieth had been a nightmare.
Every security system seemed to be switched on and cranked up all the way, to the great inconvenience of the hundreds, or perhaps thousands of beings in the building legitimately.MoreLess
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