Stay and Investigate

That computer could hold all kinds of information that would prove invaluable, it was just too good an opportunity to pass up.

Starlight moved swiftly around the front desk and settled down into one of the plush leather chairs that the receptionists use. Her black leather gloves flick across the keys, coaxing the PC into life. She slid another device from her belt, a simple black USB stick, and slid it into the relevant port, waiting a moment whilst it did its work.

Mere moments later, she was in and digging through emails, files and history, searching for any clue's that might help her identify what was really going on here. To her frustration, everything she found looked totally above the board, meeting histories, call lists, contacts, files, none of it gave any indication that it had been tampered with of alluded to anything other than the normal day to day running of an office.

Frustrated and fighting the feeling that she was wasting valuable time, Seren dug deeper until she finally hit upon an "Acquisitions" folder that was buried deep in the file structure. She took a moment to upload it to her own network before clicking in, and finding a normal looking list of company documents, detailing various competitors. Undeterred, she opened one up and smiled to herself as she hit paydirt.

The folders contained no information on any businesses, but rather on individuals. The one she had selected belonged to an Amy Williams, and seemed to contain information on every aspect of her life. Employment history, financial information, family and medical history, even her measurements. Seren was about to read further, when she froze, suddenly aware of heels clicking against the pavement outside.

Starlight cursed herself for her inattention and closed everything instantly, yanking the USB out of its slot and forcing the PC to shut down to hide her tracks. She slid out of the chair and rushed around the corner, taking shelter in a doorway just down the corridor as the redheaded receptionist walked into view on the pavement outside.

Starlight waited with bated breath as the redhead reached for her keys and tried to open up, her perfect features creasing in confusion as she found the door unlocked. She stepped tentatively inside, glancing around cautiously and calling out in a soft English accent.

"Hello, is anybody here?" Silence was her only answer, and she simply shook her head and walked over to the desk, leaning over and retrieving a mobile phone that she had obviously left behind. She held it in her hand for a moment, and seemed poised to leave, biting her lip in thought, before eventually turning and striding towards Starlights corridor.

The superheroine could only hold her breath and lean back as the redhead passed right by her hiding place, heading instead for the elevator and stepping inside.

Starlight let out a breath of relief and stepped out into the corridor, watching the floor indicator drop down to zero and then into the basement levels. This was a huge opportunity, if she followed the redhead down, who knows what she might find. But then again, the chances of being caught with somebody else in the building where greatly increased. Maybe it would be best to stay put...