“All successful heists require three core pieces of information. One, know what’s between you and your target. Two, know what will happen if the alarms go off. Three, know your escape options.” Ever since getting on the AV, it’d been as if a switch had been flipped inside Shadow. The meguca had summoned several tablets for me to use, and was doing her damndest to drill into me the layout of the surrounding areas to the nightclub. I was fairly sure I’d been going at it for at least an hour. “It’s possible to bypass point two, but that is a luxury for the true masters of the craft.”I felt the need to point out that I had no intention of “mastering” heists and thievery, but then again, I was still feeling contrite about this whole thing. On some logical level, I agreed to the logic of it, but that didn’t stop it from leaving a bad taste in my mouth. Maybe it was that I was actually stealing something, or maybe it was that I’d be taking monster form… or maybe it was that tiny little eager wiggle the system did whenever I checked my AP.My heart was racing already, and we hadn’t reached our destination yet.“You somehow look a lot more enthusiastic about teaching me about heists than anything about training.”“That would imply knowledge learned here would not be applicable in other aspects,” she chided. “What matters is that you learn how to protect yourself against others that might seek to hunt you down,” she continued. “In this instance, the focus should be on the different levels of alarms. The alarms that go off during the heist might create certain threats, but those that go off after the fact could bring forth a different kind of danger. If someone finds out who you are, then they could potentially track you down.”Just what I needed, more reasons to be nervous.“Neat.”The meguca paused. “Now, we have some time while your friend prepares the ride.” Witha gesture of her hand, she made the tablets vanish. “While we (...)