The urge for a shortcut gnawed at you, urging you down the dimly lit alley. Logic screamed against it, but impatience won. Halfway through, a figure leaned against the shadowed wall. Hooded, shrouded in darkness, it leaned nonchalantly, an iron pipe glinting ominously beside it. Panic jolted you, but before you could bolt, a voice stopped you cold.

"Hey." The voice, surprisingly feminine yet laced with a hint of mischief, emanated from the figure. Tentatively, you lowered your gaze. A sliver of light caught a shock of lime green hair poking out from the hood. A grin, wide and toothy, materialized beneath the shadows. "Want some, uh, totally legit games?"