Incident: Shadows Beneath the Neon

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It's been a long night. I'm hungry. To fix my stomachache I decided to buy hotdogs. Maybe I should've unsuited first.

Don't talk to him. He's staring at you. People stare before they betray.

Vendor: Woah. Is that a real sword?

Legend: Yes.

Vendor: Can I touch it?

Legend: No.

Vendor: Don't be like that, man.

Legend: Do your job. Give me a hotdog. Don't forget the mustard.

You don't need mustard. You don't need him either. Walk away.

As he was preparing my food I heard light footsteps from afar. My date is here. I agreed to meet with Le Fay today so she could spill the beans for me. She jogged up from across the street. She looks a little nervous, twisting a strand of hair around her finger.

She's nervous because she's hiding something from you.

Le Fay: Hey, Legend of the Night. Didn't expect to catch you eating something so... normal.

Legend: I drink mercury in my free time.

Le Fay: (smiles shyly) Yeah, that's good? So... how are things? Still blowing stuff up, I hope.

Legend: Like clockwork. You?

Don't ask. You don't care.

Le Fay: (glancing away for a second) Still here. Still a traitor. Still your biggest fan, in case you forgot.

Legend: Hard to forget when you remind me every five minutes.

She's reminding you because she wants forgiveness she doesn't deserve.

Le Fay: (laughs nervously) Sorry. So... you told me you want answers. I've seen a lot from the inside. What do you want to know?

I took her away from the hotdog vendor. Somewhere more quiet.

Yes. Away from them. Away from everyone.

Legend: Start with Ophis. How can I reach her?

Le Fay: I don't know. Sorry. Ophis is a power that warps reality, like bending the world. Even the strongest people tread carefully around her name.

She's lying.

Legend: Had the pleasure to meet her. Hired me to kill Great Red. Got really pissed off when I didn't. What about Project Nexus?

Le Fay: Project Nexus... I worked a bit on it. It's a mess stitched together with dark magic and technology. AALN are in control of it.

Legend: What did you work on?

Le Fay: They called it Generation 03. It's basically a living organism stitched together. They were nearly finished when I was working there. Supposedly they are stronger and more durable than the average human. They are even taller.

Legend: Can't wait to meet them.

Kill them before they meet you.

Le Fay: Yeah. And the Director is the man controlling Project Nexus. He's very paranoid. I also heard he gave the order to kidnap Yasaka.

Legend: That's good information. One last question. Why did you leave? I'm finding it hard to believe you did it for me.

Le Fay: (blushing faintly, looking down) You're... different. Scary, but in a good way..

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