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Nora stared at the floor for a moment as she tried to remember what all connected to Docking bay 5B, then yet a way that had few occupants wandering around it. “Yeah, I think there’s one that should do. It’s this way.” Careful to keep an eye on the two following her, Nora wove through the different halls until the walls started to take a more worn look and the sound of machinery could faintly be heard.

“This is the bay’s engineering room, mostly it’s full of grumpy workers making sure all the docks are working and the engines keeping the doors shut tight are always up and going. We would need a pass card to get in, but you can unlock it from the inside scotch free. If you can watch Izzy I’ll get on the other side to let you two in.” Unscrewing a vent the whole time she talked, Nora quietly lifted the covering loose to reveal the ventilation just big enough for her to fit through. “Now you two behave, and Izzy, no killing or fighting please.” A wink and a smile later, the brunette pulled out her gloves from the back belt of her vest before disappearing from sight.

Careful not to make any sudden moves or thumps to draw attention, Nora twisted through several turns before finally hearing the loud mechanical buzz she was waiting for. Waiting until one of the closer machines roared to life, and barely turning around to get into position, Nora kicked the vent lose from the rusty screws and quickly slipped back out. Inside the room was what looked like endless mazes of catwalks from floor to ceiling of the vast room, workers running back and forth or casually lazing around their designated monitors. Not wanting to leave Kane and Izzy to be sitting ducks for too long in the hall, Nora quickly found the door dividing them and punched in the open command to unlock and open the metal divider. “Missed me? All we need to do is go two levels up then take the fourth exit on the left. It should lead us straight to 5B without any security or obstacles to hinder workers… or us luckily.”