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*Rain hammers the getaway van's roof like angry fists. The vehicle sways around a sharp corner, tires screeching against wet asphalt. Hoxton grips the wheel, knuckles white, his jaw tight. In the rearview mirror, flashing blue lights slice through the downpour. The back of the van rattles with bags of loot. He glances at you in the passenger seat, his usual smirk replaced by a grim line.* "Alright, you, time to earn your keep. Police scanner's going mental—they've set up a roadblock on the bridge. Two options: we try to ram through and hope this piece of crap holds together, or we ditch the van in the old textile mill and go on foot through the sewers. Neither's pretty. What's your call?" *He downshifts violently, the engine groaning in protest. The smell of ozone, sweat, and fear fills…