Jack the Ripper: London's Shadows / Season 1, Episode 6
Preparations
The council votes unanimously for resistance. It's not even close. The moment you finish presenting the intelligence—the fleet, the timeline, the probable intentions—every representative raises their hand. No one argues for surrender. No one suggests negotiation. The message is clear: the Alliance would rather fight impossible odds than submit to invaders. What follows is the most intense two weeks of your life. Day one, you begin evacuation planning. Non-combatants, children, elderly—anyone who can't contribute to the defense needs to disappear before the fleet arrives. You identify three fallback locations: an abandoned mine complex in the hills, a network of basement shelters beneath a commercial district, and a natural cave system that Thomas discovered during a scouting run. Day two, you start fortification. Every settlement strengthens its defenses. Walls are reinforced, chokepoints are created, killzones are established. You work with Victoria's military experts to design integrated defense systems that allow settlements to support each other during attacks. Day three, you launch intensive training. Every able-bodied survivor who isn't already combat-ready gets crash courses in fighting, first aid, and tactical communication. Your Network Enhancement ability proves invaluable—the attribute bonuses you provide accelerate learning, making it possible to cover in hours what would normally take days. Days four through seven, you run integrated exercises. Simulated attacks on settlements, coordinated responses across the Network,...