With baseball bat in one hand and flashlight in the other, Miguel quickly and quietly races up another pitch-dark stairway. The sound of heavy, raspy breathing confirms his desperate attempts to rake in fresh oxygen through the gas mask. The sweltering heat doesn't help much. When he reaches the top, Miguel drops to his knees and struggles to keep from blacking out. "<span style="color: skyblue"><span style="font-style: italic">It's too fucking hot</span></span>," he manages to protest as his chest heaves with each massive breath he takes.<br/><br/>Being up above the level of the haze, Miguel is safe to remove his gas mask. Doing so hardly brings any relief to his sweat-drenched face. The air is somewhat fresh but still hot and clammy. With the back of his sleeve, he wipes the sweat from his forehead and slowly rises to his feet, using the baseball bat for support. Then, he clicks off the flashlight, drops it into his coat pocket and finally, pushes his way through the<span style="font-style: italic">Roof Access</span>door, out onto the rooftop and into the bright afternoon sunlight.<br/><br/>It is here that he finds what he's looking for: the body of a man sprawled out on the rooftop, wretched looking - as if he'd crawled from the gates of hell - but still alive. Still moving. Miguel immediately makes himself known, "<span style="color: skyblue"><span style="font-style: italic">If you have any weapons</span></span>,<span style="color: skyblue"><span style="font-style: italic">I'd advise you to drop them now</span></span>." He moves in a half circle around the man to get a better look at his face. "<span style="color: skyblue"><span style="font-style: italic">I'm not going to kill you unless you give me a reason to</span></span>." He taps the end of the<span style="font-style: italic">Louisville Slugger</span>on the rooftop to indicate that he has a weapon in hand. "<span style="color: skyblue"><span style="font-style: italic">Then</span></span>,<span style="color: skyblue"><span style="font-style: italic">I would have no problem smashing your brains in</span></span>," Miguel says.