::Before!:: He chuckled over the comm line. ::I expect they are waiting for us at the ground floor-:: And even now, even he thought he might be able to hear the distant echos of gathered mechs, not very far below.

::But we won't be there.:: And jump. But instead of continuing down, he spun and shot the third floor door open, racing down the empty hall that mirrored the upper floor's layout. They were probably already getting word that they were not continuing down, but so long as they reached an exterior room first...

::Now we just need a window.::