Session 2 – Dirty Drones
Dran takes some time to test his drone in a local park, ensuring it is in good working order. The party agree to visit The Dusty Traveller, the local bar where Fed and Eld visited a few nights ago. After a few drinks, Magni approaches a pair of men who had been watching the party with some interest. One of the men, Ris, squabbles with Magni; the other, Julos, calms him down and asks Magni to leave.
Later in the evening, Dran and Fal attend the skyscraper where Meph and Tilus had said the drone race was being held. Haywire and Val set themselves up to watch from a neighbouring tower. Braxi and Magni purposefully follow a path to the ex-pats hostel, and notice they are being tailed. After ensuring Braxi's safety in the hostel's small bar, Magni walks the streets and manages to draw the tail's attention again.
Havos, the organiser, informs participants they will need to fly their drones to a neighbouring skyscraper a few hundred metres away, where packages with RF tags are waiting. The drone race kicks off with Dran's drone — now named Please Go Fast — up against:
- Little Lucy – piloted by Meph and Tilus
- Olaf – piloted by Aril
- Ignite 'o' bot – piloted by Kinto
- Kar Capria III – piloted by Olivas Mon
Shortly after the event begins, Olaf is knocked out by Ignite 'o' bot. Dran takes the lead, utilising his psionic telekinesis to give the drone a boost. Meanwhile, Haywire and Val on the neighbouring tower are interrupted by a pair of hooded figures — who quickly escape back down from the roof, leaving a smashed window and an advanced net launcher behind. Haywire hacks the net launcher remotely, reassigning its target.
As the drones near the far skyscraper, the cloaked pair below fire their launcher — but Haywire's reassigned target catches Kar Capria III in the netting instead, sending it falling to the city below. Val then uses her psionic ability to damage Ignite 'o' bot. Dran navigates Please Go Fast into the office to collect a package, then races back to the start — with Little Lucy closely behind. Haywire lands another shot on Ignite 'o' bot, crippling its speed, and Please Go Fast wins the race. The Cornosen brothers are disappointed, but congratulate Dran on the win.
Meanwhile, Magni surprises one of his tails in an alley, damaging their leg, and threatens the other. The two are identified as Julos and Ris from the bar earlier. Julos agrees to assist Magni with stopping the attacks if he helps get Ris to medical treatment in a safe house nearby. As Magni enters the safe house, he calls for the party to regroup — it's time to find the ringleader behind the assaults on off-worlders.