WASHINGTON D.C. β While S.M.A.S. Intelligence Chief Blue Monroe was distracted at the Tech Valley Gala, the heavy lifters of the Spicy Rebellion were out securing the capital.
Sources confirm Shannon "Too Hot" Sinclair secured a highly lucrative, off-the-grid catering contract for an illegal hover-car street race in Sector 4. The order? 500 bottles of the Secret Recipe, plus 200 pounds of Marcus's famous dry-rub wings. The payout was enough crypto to fund the rebellion's safe house operations for a month.
The problem? Syncor initiated a surprise "security lockdown," deploying automated toll-drones to tax and scan every vehicle entering the zone. Fortunately, Jax "Nitro" Vance was behind the wheel of the Tactical Taco Truck. Executing a high-speed blockade run through the neon slums, Jax completely bypassed the drone net.
Meanwhile, Marcus "Payload" Stone ran anti-air defense from the back, retrofitting a commercial BBQ smoker to act as a localized EMP cannon. He successfully smoked out three Syncor drones while keeping the wings perfectly warm. The drop was made. The crypto was secured. The Mustard Dynasty remains oblivious.