Chapter - 291
[Ding!]
[System Notification: An impressive display of... something. You didn't let him die. Weird, but okay. New opportunity available!]
[Quest: The Awkward Alliance]
[Objective: You need to find the targets, but they're gone. You have no leads. The System can provide one. But the System requires... 'inter-personal synergy' to unlock its advanced tracking features.]
[Task: Plant a passionate, convincing, 5-second kiss on Lieutenant Sharon Vintner.]
[Reward: 2-hour 'Live Location' feed of 'Sparrow One' and 'Sparrow Two'.]
[Penalty for Failure: Permanent loss of the 'System Quest' feature. (The System will be too embarrassed to work with you.)]
Rick stopped dead in his tracks. He stood in the gravel, his back to the container, and just… processed. He read the prompt. He re-read it. He closed his eyes, counted to three, and opened them again. The quest was still there.
"You have got to be kidding me," he muttered under his breath.
