Memory Market
Without warning, you freeze in place and whip around to meet the gaze of your pursuer. Your hand disappears into your coat, gripping the neural disruptor as the crowd instinctively pulls back, forming a tense perimeter around you both.You veer toward a hidden maintenance hatch that grants access to the Blackout Tunnels, a forsaken underworld of shadowy corridors beneath the Market. The risk of running into scavengers is high, but the tunnels might be your only shot at shaking off your pursuer.You find a memory transfer pod nearby and slip inside, blending into the crowd. With your extractor in hand, you upload a decoy memory into its database, setting a trap to mislead the one chasing you.You dive into a cluttered booth displaying odd gadgets and illicit identification tools. Presenting a worn-out memory chip as barter, you secure a temporary holographic face overlay and a frayed jacket to blend into the crowd and evade detection.