Chapter 5: The Partition Terminal

👉 Previous Decision: You chose to feign compliance to Julian, gaining temporary access to his secondary clinical station.

The glow of the terminal screen cast a pale light on Maya’s face. She scrolled quickly through the server architecture, her analytical mind dissecting the complex data streams. Two clear access points to the floor’s raw data presented themselves.

One was a physical server node, tucked away deep within the Level-B Biomarkers Archive. That would require physical entry, a keycard, and navigating a labyrinth of corridors.

The other, an encrypted telemetry pipeline, flowed directly through Julian’s personal supervisor station. Digital, remote, but likely more secure.

A faint sound, the soft scuff of shoes on carpet, reached her ears. Julian’s footsteps. Returning. He would be at the door in seconds.