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Leach leads Winston up to the podium at the front of the room, signalling that your talk is about to begin. As Winston opens his mouth to speak, a journalist's cell phone goes off.

"If you could all silence your phones, it'd be much appreciated," Winston says, trying to keep the testiness out of his voice.

Just then, another phone rings. And another. And another.

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And then your own phone rings. You answer it.

It's Claudette. "Hi. Listen, we have a major, major problem right now. One of the junior members of my team, a guy named Greg Rogan, has gone a little…nutso."

"Nutso?"

"I found out that he's secretly imbued himself with every Enhancement MetaHuman has developed this year. And yet, acting alone, he's neglected some of the safety protocols. The result has done something to his mind. He's…broken."

"Right."

"Unfortunately, Rogan is manifesting his distress in a most public way," Claudette goes on. "He's trashed a downtown shopping mall. There are still shoppers trapped inside, in danger, and armed police are moving in on Rogan."

"Hell. Can he be linked to MetaHuman?"

"Most certainly. He's asking to speak to you, personally. You're the only one with a chance of talking him down."

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