Jake Hawkins

Biography
Orphan. Street kid. Quick-witted. Survivor. Outlaw. Pirate. Hero.

Rooftop Chase
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A) After fleeing the tavern brawl, Jake, ever the opportunist, steals the plasma paks from the back of the van while the guards are distracted.

B) They notice him and start chasing, he runs into a store, and ignoring the shopkeeper's complaints he vaults the counter and heads into a backroom, up the stairs, out the window and on to the roof.

C) He runs across the rooftops, jumping and climbing down and up the different levels, until he reaches the street and slides down a drainpipe after glancing over his shoulder to see them still in hot pursuit. He barges his way through the crowded street. The guards shout "Stop that man!" but are generally ignored. He clambers up the side of another building via a wall with plenty of easy footholds and continues legging it, until...

D) An explosion on the other side of the market square provides a momentary distraction, then...

E) He reaches the precipice and momentarily hesitates - it's a hell of a drop to the street below, and a long way to jump... but the sound of a bullet whizzing way too close to his head for comfort persuades him to take an immediate leap of faith. Barely making it, he scrambles up on to the opposite rooftop and hops down to the lower level buildings to his right, making it to the street exactly as a van with a canvas roof is driving past below. F) He jumps on and hitches a ride, slipping inside the back of it through a small opening until he gets the opportunity to flee down an alleyway and...

G) He's home free, or so he thinks, just gotta make it down a couple more shortcuts and he can reach his hideout, stash his shit, grab a quick change of outfit, a shave, an extravagant hat, and,

H) A hand reaches out from an alleyway and grabs him.