Mission:Gone in a Flash - Part One: Diamond in the Rough
Part One: Diamond in the Rough
Briefing
The man sticks his hand out to you, waiting for you to shake it.
Of course, where are my manners, huh? I know about you, you probably ain't heard of me. The name's Bobby Curtin. I'm no one important, just a guy trying to make his bread here in the Isles. But hey, you know, a guy hears a few things in the Isles too and sometimes he meets the right person to share those things with.
He looks around and leans in with a conspiratorial whisper.
My cousin, Willy, he's a security guard for the Euphorium. That's a jewelry store here in Crimson Cove. He tells me they just got in a big shipment, under pretty heavy guard. Supposed to be a pretty pricey piece of ice. If you agree to give us a small cut, no more than 10%, Willy will turn off the alarms so you can go in and grab it. An easy payday for all of us, right?
- Easy money? Sign me up.
Bobby smiles and nods his head enthusiastically.
Yeah, yeah. I knew you'd be in for it!
So you heard of Florentine Diamond? I didn't, but I did some research. It's over 500 years old and was stolen back in the early 1900s.
Guess someone decided it's finally time to sell it. Probably the grandkids of the original thief or something. Coming to auction it off in the Isles, so they're holding it in the Euphorium's vault until auction day.
All you gotta do is go in, grab the gem, and get out. Shouldn't take no time at all.
Unnecessary Solicitation
Hey, no time to wait, huh? If you take too long, the diamond's gonna be sold and you won't be the seller!
Mission Objective(s)
Just as promised, you waltz right into the jewelry store without a single alarm going off. There's still security around, though. Hope Willy isn't with them.
- Steal the Florentine Diamond
- 3 crates to search
As you sneak out of the store, you hear alarms going off inside. Guess they got them turned back on.
Enemies
After entering the first doorway, and again after entering the vault, the security guards in the mission will run to the player's position. This doesn't seem to be a conventional ambush, as it appears to use groups that already exist in the mission, and the guards will return to their original positions if they fail to find anything (e.g. if the player is stealthed).
This amateur replica of the Florentine diamond is clearly made of glass. It wouldn't fool even the most untrained eye. Whoever stole the real diamond must not have expected anyone to check for a while.
Debriefing
Ah, you're playing with me, right Character? Cause no one would be taken in by that thing. Looks like something that came out of a supermarket vending machine. Where's the real diamond?
You explain what you found in the vault and Bobby frowns and runs a hand through his hair.
Look, you can see as much as me that this wouldn't fool any buyers. Someone obviously got to the vault before you and stole our diamond! All that work, for nothing.