TFR/Off-Season 5

The fourth Off-Season of TFR. Janny plays through the game of Troubleshooter, a more plot driven X-COM.

Plot
The (Korean?) City-state Valhalla, a state co-funded by the three world powers, cannot have an army of it's own, and as such crime is rampant. The government, in the revolting chaos, allowed a group of private security to investigate and arrest criminals, Troubleshooters. To become one, you must obtain a licence, which requires 3 months of field training with a troubleshooter company, under a more experience troubleshooter.

Albus Bernstein studied under troubleshooter trainer Jean for 3 months. Despite the gruelling work, Albus was able to keep focused on his goal thanks to the support of his aunt Lilly, who was his last remaining family member, and could never since she never had a chance to visit. His goal was actually accessing information only available to troubleshooters, but to his disappointment, only Mithril access level users were allowed to see information about the mysterious "disaster" that had happened 10 years ago.

He ends up recruiting Sion into his company along the way when battling a terrorist group known as "Spoonists".

He gets a request to rescue civilians from Road 113, a road connecting the East Alliance with Valhallla that passes through the Iron Forest that often gets attacked by Tima beasts. There, he meets with a traveler caught on the incident called Heixing Alley, who offers his help if he is not arrested for possessing no ID. After rescuing all civilians, Heixing takes a working car nearby and Albus informs him that that will make a criminal, but that he will not stop him as he's not strong enough, to wich Heixing responds that it will never happen. After Heixing leaves, Albus and Sion promise to become stronger for the next time they meet.

Albus and Sion receive immediate back-up orders at Crow-bill Station, where a group of policemen are being sieged by criminals. Along them arrives Hero Irene, and they meet with Inspector Isaac Gorden, and they take control of the situation. However, after the fight, the roadblocks stop the medical team from making it and Isaac contacts a girl known as the "Blessing" of the city, Healer Anne Macy. However, policeman Joel's wounds are too heavy, and despite Anne's best efforts, she doesn't manage to save him.

Even despite that, Anne refused to let go and continued trying to heal him. 『Dead』. Irene leaves in a hurry without feeling like talking.

Sion decides to take the day off and go to Pugo Shopping District, when the "Militias" that ask merchants for a cut appear. Marco Bardo appears to boss them around, and mention this is the territory of 『Angry Bull』, one of the main powers of Wind Wall District. Meanwhile, Ray Alley, Leton Alley and Carter Alley are being chased by thugs. When Sion goes to buy food, he meets with Heixing Alley again. After some thugs steal some dumplings, Heixing tells Sion that a troubleshooter like him should care about this. Despite Sion trying to deny it, the malleants hear him say the word and all hell breaks loose. While beating some thugs, Leton sees Alley and calls out his name. While cleaning a street of thugs, Carter crosses his path with Marco of Vendetta, who asks him to pass. Despite sensing him being really strong, he stands in his way and barely defeats him, but Marco manages to leave. Heixing and Sion team up to beat the enemies. The boss, Scott The Angry Bull, then is helped by the Darkspoon Sharky, a bigshot of the spoonists, in thanks for giving a home to his brethren. After the fight, Heixing meets up with the other Alleys, who tought him dead, and they finally meet after what is apparently a long time, and promises to stay with them.

Albus's company gets called to do a full raid on the "Magenta Back-streets", a low-life area that evolved near the district walls. Scott, one of the gang's boss, promises revenge on Foo and Trey for not backing him up, and on the Alleys too. Scott, leader of the Angry Bull gang, along with Foo and Trey of the White Tiger and Black Tiger gangs, had all lost their parents 10 years ago to the Silverlining Troubleshooter company. Meanwhile, Foo and Trey watch as the other of the three gangs is subdued.

After not seeing Irene for a while, Sion begins to get worried. Sion tells Albus that it's their duty to help Irene become a true hero and go ask her to join them. They go investigate Blue Fog Street where there have been reports of her, and after asking around, find her on a rooftop. Initially guilty and losing confidence on her actions after the Crow-bill incident, she wanted to give up. But Albus and Sion's cheering convince her to join them as a troubleshooter and become a real hero, as she has now friends to rely on.

After their next mission, Don's bar get's visited by a individual known as Marco. Getting bored of talking, Marco taunts Don by breaking some stuff, and remarks that as he can't report a criminal member from Vendetta to the police, 50 Vill oft to be enough. Telling of how the bar's name sounds like an awful company from some 10 years ago, Don takes on in his offer. Despite Don's strenght, Marco manages to defeat him. After the fun, Marco delivers a message from "Chris" and a District-Transit Permit, and takes 50 Vill and leaves.

Episodes

 * 12/05/20
 * 13/05/20
 * 14/05/20