Mike American

KGB Agent Arkady Asimov was never meant for undercover work. He was supoosed to be strictly an analyst, and protested his transfer to field support. Unfortunately, his partner Svetlana was compromised and captured shortly before this mission. This left an unprepared Arkady to attempt a rendezvous with Dr. Gelman, a roboticist who is on the Russian payroll, and a mercenary hacker called Tyrant. His code name for this exchange is "Arctic Hare," and Tyrant will be looking for someone with that handle.

Dr. Gelman has been selling his secrets to the USSR for years, but has now alerted you to a tremendous espionage opportunity. Each of the scientists at his Apex Vector facility are working on classified projects with strategic value, but their labs are carefully secured, and their computer consoles even more so. The plan was for Gelman to add them to the guest list (under the nom de guerre "Mike Dakota" to avoid suspicion), Tyrant to hack into the mainframe and extract the data, and then for Arkady and Svetlana to compensate Tyrant with an absurd amount of cash. Alternately, double-cross and murder Tyrant - Svetlana had been planning to play it by ear. Their weapons had been with Svetlana when was found by the CIA, leaving Arkady unarmed, but even an analyst is expected to improvise as the situation demands.

The first step will be to figure out who Tyrant is - hopefully Gelman can help. Once Arkady makes contact, he will probably need to keep watch or create distractions as Tyrant extracts the classified files from the console for each lab (Apex Vector keeps them un-networked as a security measure). Then, either a payout or a betrayal. Of course, Tyrant could have their own treacherous plans. The life of a spy is a wilderness of mirrors.

Goals
- Complete the Mission

- Maintain your cover

Items and Abilities
Item: Sturdy Briefcase

[Conspicuous - represented by an envelope clipped to name tag]

This briefcase is locked. Only the owner knows the combination.

Item: $40,000

Ability: Contortionist

A youth spent in the Moscow Circus has left you with a talent for squeezing through narrow spaces.

Ability: Lockpicking

You can open a traditional analog lock with no trouble.

Ability: Kill Switch Maneuver

Having reviewed Dr. Gelman's notes, you know that there are several service robots and at least one functional android at Apex Vector, and you know where their emergency shutdown buttons are. When used on an android or other robot, this ability renders them incapacitated until someone with the same ability reactivates them.