Code Name Silver Steel
by SpecialAgent (2017)
Genres: Espionage

A freelance spy is a great job. It pays well and you get to travel to new and interesting places. Unless you get caught, that part is not so great. You open the unmarked envelope and unfold the mission briefing enclosed within: Infiltrate MegaCorp, gain access to the data centre, download the database. So here you are, standing in the foyer of MegaCorp, disguised as a repairman.

action: %
response: A freelance spy is a great job. It pays well and you get to travel to new and interesting places. Unless you get caught, that part is not so great.

You open the unmarked envelope and unfold the mission briefing enclosed within: Infiltrate MegaCorp, gain access to the data
centre, download the database.

So here you are, standing in the foyer of MegaCorp, disguised as a repairman.

You are in the spacious foyer of the MegaCorp Building. The room gives you the feeling of businesslike detachment.

You are standing by the reception desk in the centre of the room, a small receptionist is sitting behind it.

To the north is an elevator, and a door beside it.

You can see a receptionist here.
action: You look at the receptionist
response: A middle-aged woman with red hair, wearing horn-rimmed glasses. She catches you looking at her intently. You shift your gaze.
action: About yourself
response: As good-looking as ever.
action: Inventory
response: You are carrying:
a job card
an overall (being worn)
a toolbox (closed)
a wrist watch (being worn)
action: You examine the card
response: This is a forged job card that states you are on-site to repair a faulty air conditioning unit. During the past week you gained access to the company intranet, and forged a matching maintenance record on their systems.
action: You look at the overall
response: This is your disguise. It is a light brown workman's overall.
action: You examine the toolbox
response: It looks just like a metal toolbox, the red paint is even scuffed away along the edges. In reality it is just a metal toolbox, except it contains spy gear. Best you open it in private.
action: Examine watch
response: The time on your spy watch shows as 9:06 am.
action: You show the card to her
response: She takes the job card from you and scrutinizes it against her records.
"Fine", she says, handing you a clip-on tag. "Carry this with you at all times. The maintenance door is there", she points north. "Have a nice day".
action: You examine tag
response: A minimal security pass that entitles you to do maintenance work.
action: You wear it
response: You put on the maintenance tag.
action: Go north
response: (first opening the service entrance)
"Sir!", the receptionist calls after you, "You can't enter there without clearance." (You could ignore her warning and go ahead, if
you dare).
action: You show tag to her
response: (the receptionist)
She looks at the maintenance tag, feigning amusement.
action: You ask her about the clearance
response: (the receptionist about that)
She pauses as if thinking, and continues typing.
action: Inventory
response: You are carrying:
a maintenance tag (being worn)
an overall (being worn)
a toolbox (closed)
a wrist watch (being worn)
action: You look at the card
response: A forged job card.
action: You take the card
response: That seems to belong to the receptionist.
action: You ask the receptionist for the card
response: The receptionist has better things to do.
action: Go north
response: (first opening the service entrance)
"Sir!", the receptionist calls after you, "You can't enter there without clearance." (You could ignore her warning and go ahead, if
you dare).
action: Go north
response: (first opening the service entrance)
You ignore the receptionist's warning and enter the doorway, she raises an alarm and within seconds you are surrounded by armed guards. You are promptly led away deep into the confines of the the building, never to be heard from again.
action: You remove the tag
response: You take off the maintenance tag.
action: Go north
response: (first opening the service entrance)
The receptionist eyes you from behind her fortress-desk as you open the door.

A small room with grey walls that drain the feng shui out of the carefully crafted maintenance quarters.

There is all manner of piping running along the roof. There is a panel in the north wall.
action: You examine the piping
response: Pipes of various sizes run along the ceiling. You guess they carry water, gas or waste.
action: You look at the panel
response: A grey steel panel. This one seems to cover a tunnel.
action: You open the panel
response: The panel is screwed shut.
action: You open the toolbox
response: You open the toolbox, revealing a screwdriver, a data disk and a suit.
action: You look at the screwdriver
response: A Phillips head screwdriver.
action: You examine the disk
response: A round silver magnetic disk for storing digital data.
action: You examine the suit
response: A smart grey suit. The perfect attire for a day of espionage.
action: You take the screwdriver
response: Taken.
action: Unscrew panel
response: You loosen the screws using the screwdriver. The panel swings open.
action: Go north
response: You sense that you should change your disguise first.
action: You remove the overall
response: You remove the overall and drop it on the floor.
action: You examine overall
response: It is a light brown workman's overall.
action: About yourself
response: As good-looking as ever.
action: You wear the suit
response: (first taking the suit)
You put on the suit.
action: You drop the toolbox
response: Dropped.
action: You check what you're carrying
response: You are carrying:
a suit (being worn)
a data disk
a screwdriver
a maintenance tag
a wrist watch (being worn)
action: You go to the north
response: Deftly, you step through the access tunnel and into the emergency fire escape stairwell. You ascend the stairs in the dim light and emerge surreptitiously in the administrative level of the building. Your arrival goes unnoticed.

The large room is divided into a dozen cubicles, and it has the dull hum of a funeral parlour.

A cubicle is nearby. There is a doorway to the west, and an elevator to the north.

You can see a copy machine here.
action: You look at the machine
response: It is a chunky piece of machinery with many tiny buttons. You notice stains on top of the machine.
action: You examine the stains
response: They are coffee ring stains, their location suggests it is where a cup is prone to spill. Somebody has a bad habit of putting their cups on the copy machine.
action: You examine the cubicle
response: It is the closest cubicle to the copy machine.

In the cubicle are a security pass and an elderly man.
action: You look at the man
response: He is an elderly man with receding brown hair. He seems preoccupied with his paperwork.
action: You look at the pass
response: A security pass attached to a lanyard. The print on the card reads "elevator access".
action: You take the pass
response: It is out of reach. You need to enter the cubicle.

The man exits his cubicle and walks to the copy machine. It dutifully "whirrs" and "schliks" out copies, the man grabs the pages and returns to his cubicle.
action: You enter the cubicle
response: Not while the cubicle is occupied.
action: You go west
response: This room has no furniture. You guess MegaCorp doesn't want relaxed employees.

There is a pot of coffee on a counter here. A page is fixed to the side of the counter.

You can also see a coffee mug here.
action: You read the page
response: Do not put your coffee mugs on the copier. You will be liable for
any damages due to spillage - Management
action: Go east
response: The large room is divided into a dozen cubicles, and it has the dull hum of a funeral parlour.

A cubicle is nearby. The Breakroom is to the west, and an elevator to the north.

You can see a copy machine here.
action: You look at the mug
response: A white unmarked mug.
action: You put the coffee in the mug
response: (the coffee pot in the coffee mug)
You fill the mug with hot coffee.

Taken.

Your mug overfloweth.
action: You take mug
response: You already have that.
action: Wait
response: Time passes.

The elderly man gets up from his cubicle and walks to the copy machine. He shuffles his papers and pushes the buttons.
action: Continue
response: Time passes.

Clang!
"What the hell!" the man curses, trying to save his coffee soaked pages.
action: Keep going
response: Time passes.

"Darn it", the man curses.
action: You enter the cubicle
response: You get into the cubicle.

In the cubicle you can see a security pass.

"Rats!" the man mumbles.
action: You take the pass
response: Taken.

"Darn it", the man curses.
action: Exit
response: You get out of the cubicle.

The large room is divided into a dozen cubicles, and it has the dull hum of a funeral parlour.

A cubicle is nearby. The Breakroom is to the west, and an elevator to the north.

You can see an elderly man and a copy machine (on which is a coffee mug) here.

"Rats!" the man mumbles.
action: Go north
response: (first opening the elevator)
You swipe the security pass across the elevator scanner, the door slides open and you step inside. You feel gravity reduce as you descend underground...

Rows upon rows of servers fill this room, lengths of cabling run between them like neurons in a brain. The racks are interspersed with computer terminals, used to access various systems in the building.

A technician is here, working on a terminal.

You can also see a fire control terminal and a database terminal here.
action: You examine the technician
response: A middle-aged woman wearing a long white coat. Her brown hair is tied up.
action: You examine the cabling
response: They network the computers to each other.
action: You look at the servers
response: Powerful computers that control various aspects of the company. Some of the servers can be accessed by computer terminals.
action: You examine the fire
response: This terminal controls the fire detection and sprinkler systems of the building. You can log on terminal to use it.
action: You examine the database
response: This terminal controls the information database. You notice a drive bay attached to it. You can log on terminal to use it.
action: You talk to the technician
response: The technician is too busy to have a conversation.
action: You put the disk in the drive
response: "What are you doing?", the tech asks you. "Who are you? Show me your security pass!"

She realizes that the pass does not belong to you, before you can react she trips an alarm. Armed men surround you within seconds and you are led away, never to be heard from again.
action: Log on fire
response: MegaCorp fire and safety control - Status: no fires - Activating
fire drill

A siren rings out loudly, accompanied by a flashing red light in the ceiling.
The technician runs through the rows of servers, out of sight.

A red light flashes in your eyes.
action: You put the disk in the drive
response: You put the data disk into the drive bay.

A red light flashes in your eyes.
action: You log on database
response: You download the files to the data disk in the drive bay, you have what you came for. Now to advance your own agenda: you upload a trojan horse into the server, and log off.

A red light flashes in your eyes.
action: You take the disk
response: You grab the data disk and make your escape up the stairs to the roof. You reverse your suit jacket, turning it into a harness. A few minutes later, a glider soars overhead, a cable trailing below it. Executing a perfectly timed run, you grab the cable while hooking it into your suit harness - You soar silently out of sight.

Your mission was a success!