[ She's already waving him off. Go. He's right, she'd rather he get on with it instead of lingering at her side, she can manage. Peggy hauls herself up and her knees still feel a little shaky but she's determined to walk β no, run β that off; and so she does, bolting down the alley and out onto the street. It isn't particularly well lit but she can place where the two men have gone and she takes off after them, shedding the cloak she'd donned to blend in with the crowd in favour of a bit more speed.
She catches up easily, although the associate they're chasing is some steps ahead. The disadvantage they have here is that they're still newcomers to this city. This man most likely has grown up here his entire life or came to Olympia and had time to map out the lay of the land. But she takes note of the route they're taking, the neighbourhood, the twisting maze of streets and alleys. If they get too close, the man they're chasing fires off bolts of electricity, scorching the ground by their feet. They make it to the entertainment district β she recognises the theatres β when suddenly the man rounds some blind curve and is gone when they come to the other side. ]
Christ, [ she snaps. She'd drawn her Walther to try and shoot the man in the leg, but things had happened so quickly, there was no chance of it. What a disgrace. Not her best work by far. ] Search the area. There's got to be something we missed.
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She catches up easily, although the associate they're chasing is some steps ahead. The disadvantage they have here is that they're still newcomers to this city. This man most likely has grown up here his entire life or came to Olympia and had time to map out the lay of the land. But she takes note of the route they're taking, the neighbourhood, the twisting maze of streets and alleys. If they get too close, the man they're chasing fires off bolts of electricity, scorching the ground by their feet. They make it to the entertainment district β she recognises the theatres β when suddenly the man rounds some blind curve and is gone when they come to the other side. ]
Christ, [ she snaps. She'd drawn her Walther to try and shoot the man in the leg, but things had happened so quickly, there was no chance of it. What a disgrace. Not her best work by far. ] Search the area. There's got to be something we missed.