An Old Friend/Transcript

*[The mission starts on a street corner on Venice Island. The player must have completed the mission Front Row Seats for this mission to unlock. It is dusk, and clear weather. Chris calls Lori.]*

**CHRIS**: Hey, Lori.

**LORI**: Hey, boo! Whatchu up to?

**CHRIS**: Nothin’ much. Just taking in the vista.

**LORI**: Ooh, fancy!

**CHRIS**: We gotta get at that tonight, trust.

**LORI**: Fo sho!

*[As Lori says this, loud sirens are heard in the background.]*

**CHRIS**: Lori, what the fuck’s goin’ on over there?

**LORI**: Just some Fire Trucks. Must be a massive fire if they rushin’ over there like this.

**CHRIS**: I’ll check it out.

*[The player must head to the location, which is a burning house in East City. Fire trucks pull up to the scene as Chris does.]*

**FIREFIGHTER**: You headin’ in there?

**CHRIS**: Are there people in there?

**FIREFIGHTER**: Yes, according to the report, it’s two victims. The fire was purposely set. Get in there and save them.

**CHRIS**: Fo sho!

*[The player must enter the house and save the two people inside. They must grab each person and bring them to safety, one at a time. Once the second person is saved, we hear screaming from inside the house.]*

**FIREFIGHTER**: There must be someone else in there!

**CHRIS**: I’ll go get ‘em!

*[The player must rush back in, and as they do, the floor beneath them collapses, sending Chris into the basement. Fire is really building up now and the chances of escape are slim. As Chris recovers, he notices someone standing in the doorway in front of him, but when he stands up, the figure is gone.]*

**CHRIS**: What the fuck?

*[The player must now navigate around the basement, searching through rooms for the figure. It becomes a sort of game, where the player must be quick to catch them. When they finally do catch them, it turns out to be a man wearing some sort of armor, with flamethrowers for hands and burn marks all over his face.]*

**INFEARNO**: Burn this, mothafucka!

*[Infearno then shoots his flamethrowers at Chris, severely damaging and burning him. Chris falls to the ground and Infearno jumps through the roof, escaping. Chris, however, uses his Light Manipulation to heal himself of his burns and bruises, and rises to his feet. At this point, the whole place is about to come down.]*

**CHRIS**: I need to escape, now!

*[The player has 30 seconds to find the corner closet room, break the door down, climb the ladder and escape the house. Just as Chris escapes, the house explodes and collapses in a fiery ball.]*

**FIREFIGHTER**: Was there any one else in there, Chris?

*[Chris hesitates. After a few moments, he speaks.]*

**CHRIS**: Yeah. Yeah there was, alright. A weird man. Had burn marks all over him, body armor, and flamethrowers. He attacked me. I don't know where he went.

**FIREFIGHTER**: That’s fucked up. Well, he was probably the one who started the fire. If he was in there, he’s dead now.

*[The firefighters get in their trucks, and pull away. Chris calls James.]*

**JAMES**: Chris? What’s up?

**CHRIS**: I’ll tell you what’s up. Flames.

**JAMES**: Another fire?

**CHRIS**: Yeah. I saved the people inside. Except one. There was a guy with armor on, looked like he had burn marks all over him.

**JAMES**: Did he have flamethrowers for hands?

**CHRIS**: Yes. He attacked me. How’d you know?

**JAMES**: I think an old friend has paid us a visit.

**CHRIS**: Whatchu mean? James?

*[The mission ends.]*