The Underscore (mission)


 * For the character of the same name, see The_Underscore.

"Your Headmaster’s got you doing his dirty work. Is that really how you want your Agent career to be? Your life?"

- The_Underscore persuading A01

1.4 The_Underscore is the fourth mission of Torn: Origins, and the fourth of Chapter I. In this mission, the player meets The_Underscore and must give him the X.I.A. Tablet.

Plot
The_Underscore, a secret black-hat hacker and former First Son, contacts A01 in an attempt to gain the X.I.A. Tablet, a secret Tablet containing intel on the X.I.A. Agency, written by The Headmaster himself. Underscore tells A01 to meet him on a rooftop in Western Evan, where the player must make a dialogue choice: Nonetheless, the player will still have to enter an apartment in Prioring Square and steal the X.I.A. Tablet, then deposit it in a hatch in Melody Park, where it will be sent to Underscore. Then, First Sons will spawn around the park and the player must defeat them to end the mission.
 * If the player chooses to [Trust] Underscore, their Infamy will increase, making them more Evil.
 * If the player chooses to [Deny] Underscore, their Infamy will decrease, making them more Good.

Objectives

 * Meet The_Underscore at the location
 * Find the apartment in Prioring Square
 * Drop the Tablet in the secret hatch in Melody Park

Trivia

 * This mission provides the rising action of the map's plot, the First Sons' possession of the Tablet.