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Spikey’s movements are jerky, but his will is not yet his own. The damage his implant has taken is not enough to cancel his order to attack Lilly, and he lurches toward her, striking out with his claws. That will leave some bruises, but it does not even tear her leather jacket. With Imogen now … Read more
When she sees the flash of Lilly’s protoss rifle, Imogen ducks under the door to the zerg training hall. “I am not your enemy,” Neiman shouts at Lilly after the shot, “but I will do everything I have to, to stop the Queen of Blades. Including stopping you.” Right now, it seems to Imogen like … Read more
Once she has gotten closer to the center of the room, Lilly notices a large door set in the floor in the northeast quadrant. That seems a more likely ingress point for Zagara than the narrow door up on the catwalk by Neiman’s computer station. As she looks around, Lilly gets a strange sense of … Read more
Lilly and Imogen bring all their resources to bear to disrupt Neiman’s research.
After Zagara takes her scowling leave of Lilly and Imogen, the two terrans turn their attention to the imposing door ahead. The broodmother has told them it leads to Neiman’s zerg training grounds. There are no vents to look or listen through to confirm this, but given how difficult the door is to open, it … Read more
Lilly and Imogen prepare their assault on Neiman’s zerg training grounds.
Once in the hallway with Imogen, Lilly asks whether she went into any of the other offices. “Only yours,” Imogen says. She indicates there was no computer, but she grabbed what she found. Lilly walks away without asking for any details, heading to one of the other offices. Imogen continues poking at the computer, trying … Read more
Imogen tries the handle of the first door and finds it stuck. Rather than trying to force it open, she moves to the second one, 2A, as Lilly checks out the third door. Imogen opens the door, and as she moves past it into the office, she realizes there is a dusty name plate on … Read more
The door the hydralisk was guarding is not locked. It opens to reveal a long hallway with standard office doors. There are no windows in them, but they are labeled with letters and numbers. Li has only reported one terran presence in the area, and Lilly heads straight to door 3A to check that out. … Read more
Lilly and Imogen find one of the people Neiman abducted, learning more about the ghost’s plans and Lilly’s past.
Zagara can sense the hydralisk patrolling beyond the door to the north at the end of the long hall. Before they open it and proceed, though, Lilly asks the broodmother if she has any ideas on how to disable the tech. Zagara’s advice is just to knock it off the head somehow. She suggests Lilly … Read more
Lilly is not a thief, but she is still able to pop the lock to Zagara’s cell. The otherwise straightforward task is made a little nerve-wracking by the broodmother’s claw sticking out of the slot, right by Lilly. They have just made an agreement, but still… she might be able to reach out further and … Read more
A hydralisk with a neural implant bars the way farther into the Cerberus facility.
Imogen steps back away from the door and motions Lilly over to the opposite wall to join her. At first, Lilly thinks Imogen is about to do something really big, but then the Umojan waves her hand down, indicating Lilly should lower her weapon. “I think this zerg can help us,” Imogen begins to explain … Read more
The door to the Cerberus facility is set into a rise, suggesting the rest of the compound is underground. On one side is the Cerberus logo, familiar from Snowball’s implant and Lilly’s tattoo. On the other side is a skeletal spiral pattern, rather similar to the design on Jim Raynor’s power armor, which was adorned … Read more
