Signal to Noise

Sam wakes you up to let you know there's a problem with the comms. Something's disrupting the signal from the antenna on top of Spectrum Mall. There's a plan to bring some runners home and maintaining contact is crucial. The interference is coming from inside the mall, so you're being sent to investigate. Get warmed up while Sam gets the maps ready.

You head out of the game and comics shop where you've been laying low. You climb the stairs towards the interference, but are suddenly plunged into darkness! The red emergency lights come on, but some zombies have sensed you and are closing in. Sam spots something painted on the wall – an eight-pointed star, an eye, and an ankh. It's painted in red. Ketchup, hopefully. Keep climbing.

You're in a department store and whatever is disrupting the signal is up ahead. In your path are rows of tropically-clad mannequins lined up with their arms in the air. You try and squeeze through, but can't help knocking them over. There's a zom nearby, so you get into plank position to blend in with the fallen mannequins. The footsteps recede.

You enter the stockroom. The lights are motion-activated, so you do star jumps to keep them on. There's a pile of junk against a wall – dolls' heads? There are movie posters on the wall but someone has scribbled out all the eyes. You approach the door on the far side of the stockroom.

Whatever is disturbing the signal is behind this door. You open it to find... a load of boxes? There are footsteps coming, but Sam says when the zombies approach the security cameras, a shadow moves behind them and the feed cuts out. Better barricade the door. Use the squat movement to shift heavy boxes. Sam reactivates a security camera. There's a pile of zombies on the floor under it with their heads caved in! Whatever did that is now banging on your door.

It's gone, whatever it was. The disruption to the radio signal is coming from somewhere above you, but there shouldn't be another floor. It's marked "Void" on the map with no way in or out. You're going to have to get out of this cupboard and try to find that secret floor.