DATAPAD

By now, you've made it to one of my safehouses and accessed the V-term you found here. You should be safe here for at least four days; I move these places around on a weekly basis, and it takes CorpSec at least that long to get their Dead Guy butts in gear and track me down. But you can't stay here forever, juve. We're running out of time. Let's get to it.

If I'm gonna get you outa here, I'm gonna need to know what you can do. Let's start with the physical stuff.

See the keypad ICON in front of you? The one with the ICONs marked INT, REF, COOL, TECH, MOVE, LUCK, BODY, EMP, and ATT? Pay attention! - this is a Military Assessment Test you're taking. It's a good one; I stole it myself from one of the bases up north. It's gonna tell the AI that's handling your pick-up what you're capable of.

WHAT THE ICONS (Your Stats) MEAN:

INT [Intelligence]: Problem solving ability, smarts, memory.

REF [Reflexes]: Dexterity, reaction speed, coordination.

COOL [Cool]: Will, presence, resistance to stress.

TECH [Technical Ability]: Ability to use and repair machines, technology.

LUCK [Luck]: Your karma. You can apply any or all of your LUCK points to your die rolls each game. When you have used all of your LUCK, you must wait until the next game to get any more.

ATT [Attractiveness]: How good-looking you are.

MOVE [Movement]: How many metres you can run in 3 seconds.

EMP [Empathy]: Your "people" skills. Charisma, ability to relate.

BODY [Body Type]: Strength, endurance and constitution. You can carry up to 10 x BODY in kg. and deadlift 40 x BODY in kg. Also how many Wounds you can take in combat.

Let's assume for a moment you have 50 points - okay, fifty euro for you non-mathematical types - and you had to put a certain amount into each of these categories to describe yourself. Say two points means you are lousy; five means you're average, and eight means you're really good. Now rate yourself in each of the categories on the screen. You gotta put at least two points (euro, whatever) in each one, and you can't put more than eight in any one. Got it? Use the stylus ICON to write the values on the screen ICON.

[DONE]